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Scientific Name Scartelaos histophorus    (Valenciennes, 1837)
Common Name
Type Locality Mumbai, India; Ganges River.
Synonym(s) Apocryptes macrophthalmus, Boleophthalmus aucupatorius, Boleophthalmus campylostomus, Boleophthalmus chinensis, Boleophthalmus histophorus, Boleophthalmus novaeguinea, Boleophthalmus novaeguineae, Boleophthalmus sinicus, Boleophthalmus viridis, Gobiosoma guttulatum, Gobiosoma punctularum, Gobius viridis, Scartelaos viridis
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Size 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: ranges from Pakistan to Japan and Australia. Known from the freshwater tidal zone of the Mekong.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12, pp 210.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 03:56)