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Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Laguna de Bay; rivers in Balabac, Tawi Tawi and Mindanao (Ref. 280). Also Ref. 3178, 12157.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

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云斑尖塘鳢, Marmorgrundel, Marmoritorkkuja, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Butidae (Gudgeon gobies)
Etymology: Oxyeleotris: Greek, oxys = sharp + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - ? m. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 13371); 23°N - 9°S

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Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Philippines and Indonesia. Record from Fiji needs confirmation.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. With 60-65 predorsal scales; without ocellus on caudal peduncle (Ref. 43281).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in rivers, swamps, reservoirs and canals. Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, aquatic insects, mollusks and crabs (Ref. 6459). Considered a delicacy over much of eastern Asia. Exported fishes command a high price (Ref. 12693). Maybe the largest species of the goby-like fishes.

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Larson, H.K. and E.O. Murdy, 2001. Eleotrididae. Sleepers (gudgeons). p. 3574-3577. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 42913)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 August 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00512 - 0.01625), b=3.09 (2.93 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 10,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker, 1852)