Species: Oxuderces dentatus
English Name: Crocodile-face Goby
Chinese Name: 中華鈍牙鰕虎魚
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
These gobies are greyish blue in the head and trunk, translucent in the caudal, anal and pelvic fins, also in the pectoral fin but with a large, dusky blotch on upper base. Can grow up to a length of 10 cm. Lives in brackish water of estuaries, in freshwater tidal zone, and on intertidal mudflats often covered with a thin film of water.
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References:
– Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p.