Description

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Common Names

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Scalycheek goby , English , Global

泰国颊沟鰕虎鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

泰國頰溝鰕虎魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Aulopareia

Species: Aulopareia janetae Smith, 1945

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to Viet Nam. Recorded from the Mekong delta and may possibly occur in the tidal zone as far upstream as Cambodia.

Biology

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Found along coastlines, bays and estuaries. Known to occur in brackish water and may also be found in freshwater. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates. Not seen in the markets (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

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brackish