Acentrogobius therezieni

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Overview

Family : Gobies ; Occurs in freshwater , mainly in hard waters [1].

Common Names

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Description

Family Gobiidae

Chiefly marine and brackish , some species are catadromous . Often the most abundant fish in freshwater on oceanic islands . Distribution: mostly tropical and subtropical areas. Pelvic fins fused into an adhesive disc , when well developed. Spinous dorsal present or absent; when present with 2-8 flexible spines and discontinuous with soft dorsal. Cycloid or ctenoid scales almost always present. Prominent head barbels present in some species. To 50 cm maximum length ; most species below 10 cm. The largest family of marine fishes (possibly > 2,000). The smallest fishes (and vertebrates ) in the world belong to this family. Mostly marine in shallow coastal waters and around coral reefs. Most are cryptic bottom dwelling carnivores of small benthic invertebrates ; others are planktivores . Some species have symbiotic relationships with invertebrates (e.g. shrimps) and others are known to remove ecto-parasites from other fishes. Typically nest spawners with non-spherical eggs guarded by the male. Many are popular aquarium fishes. The following subfamilies are recognized: Oxudercinae, Amblyopinae, Sicydiinae, Gobionellinae and Gobiinae.The family Gobiidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 212 genera and 1875 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is diodontiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. This family may be found from 62° n to 45° s and 124° w to 178° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, gobius = goby

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Ecology: Rivers at less than 100 m asl.


List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage, 1880)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 07-Mar-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acentrogobius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 42 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. chlorostigmatoides · A. audax (Blue-Spotted Mud-Goby) · A. balteata · A. bifrenatus (Bridled Goby) · A. bontii (Occasional-Shrimp Goby) · A. bontii triangularis · A. caninus (Tropical Sand Goby) · A. caninus complex · Gnatholepis anjerensis · A. caurensis · A. chlorostigmatoides (Greenspot Goby) · A. cyanomos · A. dayi (Day´s Goby) · A. elberti · A. ennorensis · A. simplex · A. frenatus (Half-Bridled Goby) · A. griseus (Grey Goby) · A. janthinopterus (Pupilspot Goby) · A. koumansi · A. madruspatensis · A. masoni (Manson's Goby) · A. microps · A. multifasciatus · A. nebulosus · A. neilli · A. oligactis · A. pellidebilis · A. pflaumi · A. pflaumii · A. pyrops · A. reichi · A. simplex (Bagamoyo Goby) · A. simulans · A. spilopterus · A. suluensis (Sulu Goby) · A. therezieni (Malagasy Mountain Mullet) · A. vanninii · A. viganensis · A. viridipunctatus (Green-Spotted Goby) · A. therezieni · A. chlorostigmatoides

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Further Reading

• Kiener, A. 1963a. Gobiodei (Pisces) nouveaux ou rares de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (2) 35(4):328-333
• Maugé, L.A. (1986). Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.
• Ragimov, D.B. 1985 Some caspian species of the genus Benthophilus (Gobiidae). J. Ichthyol. 25(6):153-161.
• Stiassny, M.L.J. and N. Raminosoa (1994). The fishes of the inland waters of Madagascar. p.133-148. In G.G. Teugels, J.-F. Guégan and J.-J. Albaret (eds.) Biological diversity of African fresh- and brackish water fishes. Geographical overviews present

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Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Loiselle, P. & participants of CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Acentrogobius therezieni. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486342
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33724
• Fishbase Species ID: 9922
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 636899
• IUCN ID: 44458
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101244

Footnotes

1. Maugé, L.A. (1986). Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]

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