Parapocryptes is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Parapocryptes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxudercinae |
| Genus: | Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Apocryptes macrolepis as a synonym of Parapocryptes serperaster Bleeker, 1851
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Parapocryptes serperaster (J. Richardson, 1846)
Relationship to humans
editIn Thailand Parapocryptes was called plā th̀xng theī̀yw (Thai: ปลาท่องเที่ยว; literally: "travel fish"). Because not sedentary behaviors, and Travel fish are fish that can be used for cooking. The Travel fish season lasts from October to December every year. Because it is the monsoon season, it causes the most fish to come out. As a result, fishermen around Songkhla Lake flock to catch to travel fish to sell. The most common place to sell travel fish is at the Kuan Niang fresh market. Khuan Niang district Songkhla Province Southern Thailand which fish travel It is a good product of Khuan Niang District.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parapocryptes". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ "ควนเนียง | ฤดูปลาท่องเที่ยวมาถึงแล้ว ชาวควนเนียงแห่ซื้อปลาท่องเที่ยว กิโลละ 40 บาทเท่านั้น!!". www.hatyaifocus.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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