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Scientific Name: Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Tank goby, Hamilton’s tank goby
Local/Bangla Name: Baila (বাইলা), Bele (বেলে)
Labcode: F1612sb-36
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
D1 VI; D 2 I/10; P 1 22; P 2 6; A I/10. Body color pale with small spots forming longitudinal stripes; First dorsal fin with one black spot; rays of dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins with black spots. Body elongate, anteriorly cylindrical; lower jaw prominent; maxilla extends to below anterior part of eye; lips thick.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in estuaries and other freshwater habitats throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic; 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.
