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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)
Photo: Balaram Mahalder (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:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
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