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Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Common Names

  • Green-spotted goby , English , Bangladesh
  • Spotted green goby , English , Malaysia
  • Spotted green goby , English , Global
  • Viherpilkkutokko , Finnish , Finland
  • Kirarahaze , Japanese , Japan
  • Bekut , Malay , Malaysia
  • Belodok bintik hijau , Malay , Malaysia
  • Ubi , Malay , Malaysia
  • 青斑細棘鰕虎 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 青斑細棘鰕虎魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 青斑细棘鰕虎 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 青斑细棘鰕虎鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Buhuato , Thai , Thailand
  • บู่หัวโต , Thai , Thailand
  • Palo , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Gobiiformes

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Acentrogobius

    Species: Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and eastward to New Guinea. Occurs primarily in brackish tidal waters of the Mekong delta.

    • Biology

    Occur primarily along coastlines and in estuaries, but also found in freshwater. Occasionally marketed (Ref. 12693)

    Habitat

    freshwater

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless