Long-finned goby

Maned goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobionellinae
Genus:	Oxyurichthys
Species:	O. microlepis
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys microlepis Bleeker, 1849
Synonyms
Gobius microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) Euctenogobius cristatus (Day, 1873) Gobius longicauda (Steindachner, 1893) Gobius cristatus (Day, 1873) Gobius nuchalis (Barnard, 1927) Oxyurichthys longicauda (Steindachner, 1893) Oxyurichthyes microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) [1]

The Long-finned goby (Herre and Umali, 1948),^[2] Long-tailed goby,^[3] Small-scaled goby,^[3] or Maned goby^[3] (Oxyurichthys microlepis, Bleeker, 1849) is a Goby fish belonging to the Gobionellinae subfamily of the Gobiidae family in the order Perciformes. The long-finned goby are used in commercial fishing and for the aquarium industry.^[3]

Common names

In Bangladesh, the long-finned goby is known as Nuna baila (Bengali). In South Africa, it is called Maahaar-dikkop (Afrikaans). In the Philippines, its name varies depending on the region: in the Tagalog region, it is called Talimusak, Talimosak, or Bia; in the Bikol region, it is known as Ganiya, Maloog, or Tambasukan; in the Kuyunon-speaking areas, it is known as Dapa-dapa; in Pampanga, it is known as Biyang kuayan. In Indonesia, it is referred to in Javanese as Beloso, Ploso, or Puntang (the latter is the same in the Malay language). In Mainland China, it is known in Mandarin Chinese as 小鱗溝鰕虎魚 (traditional) or 小鳞沟鰕虎鱼 (simplified). In Thailand it is called บู่เกล็ดเล็ก or Bukletlek. In Vietnam, it is called Cá Bống chấm mắt, Cá Bống vảy nhỏ, or Cá bong xê vay nho.^[4]

Physical description

The male long-finned goby grows up to 13.5 cm in total length. It has 7 dorsal spines, 12 to 13 dorsal soft rays, 1 anal spine, 13 anal soft rays. The body is violet in color. The dorsal, anal, and caudal fins have pink coloration. The first dorsal fin has 2 blue lines. The second dorsal fin has blue spots. The anal fin possesses yellow and violet margins. The paired fins are orange in color. The pectoral fins have blue spots.^[3]

Habitat

The long-finned goby is a tropical, demersal and amphidromous fish that are found in the waters of the Indo-West Pacific region: from Kenya to Transkei in South Africa and eastward to the tropical Western Pacific region. It exists in the Mekong Delta waters and may penetrate up to the tidal zone as far as Cambodia. It thrives in brackish or marine waters up to 75 meters depth. The long-finned goby can be also be found in estuaries and inshore waters.^[3]

See also

• Valenciennea longipinnis, another fish species known as Long-finned goby

References

1. ^ Synonyms of Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849), fishbase.org.cn
2. ^ Oxyurichthys microlepis, long-finned goby (Bleeker), talimusak, from "HOST-PARASITE LIST (Cont.), FAMILY CICHLIDAE", fao.org
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849), Maned goby, fishbase.org
4. ^ Common names of Oxyurichthys microlepis, fishbase.org