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Stigmatogobius sadanundio (Hamilton, 1822)

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India country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Sunderbans, Calcutta in West Bengal and Godavary estuary (Ref. 45255). Type locality: estuaries near Culcutta (Ref. 43716). Also Ref. 56945.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Stigmatogobius: Greek, stigma = mark, signal + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; anfidromo (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Asia: India, Sri Lanka and the Andamans to Singapore and Indonesia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12693)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7 - 8; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8; Vértebra: 26 - 27. Body pearly grey with three or four roughly aligned rows of round black spots along the sides; bases of soft dorsal and anal fins with elongate spots and streaks (aligned with fin rays); elongate blackish spot on first dorsal fin between third to fifth dorsal fin spines; presence of interobital and post-orbital pores, preopercular pores. Second dorsal rays I,7-8. Anal rays I,7-8. Pectoral rays 18-21. Longitudinal scales 25-29. Transverse scales backward 8-10. Predorsal scales 7-10, reaching behind eyes (Ref. 56945).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs in estuaries and tidal zone of rivers. Prefers fresh water, rarely found in brackish water. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates, including mosquito larvae (Ref. 12693).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

A cave-brooder. Produces up to 1000 eggs (Ref. 1672).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Larson, H.K., 2005. A revision of the gobiid genus Stigmatogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 16(4):347-370. (Ref. 56945)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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