Rhinogobius giurinus explained

Rhinogobius giurinus is a species of goby native to eastern Asia where it inhabits marine, brackish and fresh waters of rivers and estuaries. This species can reach a length of 8cm (03inches) TL. It is of importance to local peoples as a food fish.

Distribution

The fish's native range includes the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Qiantang River, Lingjiang, Pearl River, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan regions (except the northwestern part of China including Tibetan Plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau), Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Korean Peninsula, from Tone River to Iriomote in Ibaraki Prefecture, Kawahara Lake in Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan, Bonin Islands, Ryukyu Islands and North Vietnam.

The species is also introduced into Singapore, Tibetan Plateau and Yunnan.[1]

Habitat

Its habitats include rivers, reservoirs, ponds and estuaries.[2] Though it is a migratory fish,[3] it can survive and reproduce in a completely closed drainage system.

Diet

The fish feeds on aquatic insects, invertebrates, small fish, zooplankton, phytoplankton and plant detritus.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 子陵吻鰕虎鱼. 雅魚水族網. 2009-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20090402050439/http://www.yafish.com/data/otherfish/200804/data_7531.html. 2 April 2009. dead.
  2. Lam, Kin-san (2002). Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Friends of the Country Parks. .
  3. Web site: 台北小世界 從關渡開端 . 台灣旅遊 . 中國台灣網 .