The bumblebee fish (Brachygobius xanthozonus) is a species of fresh and brackish water goby native to Thailand and Indonesia. This species can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL[2] and is found in lower parts of rivers, coastal areas, mangroves and highly vegetated areas.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Genus: | Brachygobius |
Species: | B. xanthozonus
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Binomial name | |
Brachygobius xanthozonus (Bleeker, 1849)
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Taxonomy
editBrachygobius xanthozona is distinct from many of the other species in the genus Brachygobius and has been placed by some ichthyologists in the genus Hypogymnogobius.[3] It is very rare in the wild, and has not been imported as an aquarium fish, despite the widespread use of the name in the aquarium literature.[3]
References
edit- ^ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Brachygobius xanthozonus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T188016A1845609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T188016A1845609.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brachygobius xanthozona". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b Monk, Neale (2006). Brackish Water Fishes: An Aquarist's Guide to Identification, Care & Husbandry. TFH Publishing. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-0-7938-0564-8.