Description

Lower lip continuous, with two median lobes along its posterior margin, separated by a median furrow (Ref. 43281). No papilla on lips. One pair of short maxillary barbels. Anus close to ventral-fin base than to anal-fin base. Body with eight rounded dusky blotches along lateral line (Ref. 12819). Mouth inferior; dorsal with convex distal margin; several vertical rows of black dots on caudal (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Gobionidae

Genus: Abbottina

Species: Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: originally eastern China, Korea and Japan. Introduced in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). Recorded from Tedzhen River basin in Turkmenistan (Ref. 39702).

Biology

Adults inhabit shallow zones of lentic rivers and lakes with sandy or muddy bottoms (Ref. 12819).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless