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 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It is of importance to local peoples as a food fish.[2]
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| Rhinogobius giurinus, from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Rhinogobius |
| Species: | R. giurinus
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| Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter, 1897)
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Distribution edit
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.[3]
Habitat edit
Its habitats include rivers, reservoirs, ponds and estuaries.[4] Though it is a migratory fish,[5] it can survive and reproduce in a completely closed drainage system.
Diet edit
The fish feeds on aquatic insects, invertebrates, small fish, zooplankton, phytoplankton and plant detritus.[4]
References edit
- ^ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Rhinogobius giurinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166980A1159466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166980A1159466.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Rhinogobius giurinus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ "子陵吻鰕虎鱼". 雅魚水族網. Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ a b Lam, Kin-san (2002). Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Friends of the Country Parks. ISBN 962-993-743-3.
- ^ "台北小世界 從關渡開端". 台灣旅遊. 中國台灣網.