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Scientific Name: Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Parapocryptes batoides (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Chiring goby
Local/Bangla Name: Sada cheuya (সাদা চেউয়া), Chiring (চিড়িং)
Bonyfish : Apocryptes bato

Photo: Fishbase

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
The pelvic fin is fused to create a suction or adhesive disk. There is either one or two dorsal fins, with the spinous dorsal fin containing 2-17 flexible spines, distinct from the soft spines. The body may or may not have scales. Teeth come in different sizes, typically small and conical. There are five branchiostegal rays.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in estuaries and rivers of Bangladesh. It is fairly abundant in the rivers Dakatia and Meghna near Chandpur.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; amphidromous)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2024) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2024).

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