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Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770)

Red-tailed goby
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Japan country information

Common names: Ruri-bōzuhaze
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Upper river courses: Chichijima I., Ogasawa Is.; Okinawa I.; Ishigaki I.; Iriomote I. (Ref. 43239). By 2003, was reported a threatened species (Ref. 82684). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 94887).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakabo, T., 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Sicyopterus: Greek, sika, sikya = cucumber + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

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


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