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Rhinogobius philippinus (Herre, 1927)

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Common names: Biang tuku, Lizard goby
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Nalvo Luna, La Union; Kalumpang R., Norzagaray and Ibo Creek, near Angat R., Bulacan; Nanang R., Antipolo, Rizal (Ref. 439), Loku R., Montalban, Rizal; lake above Ormoc ('Orneo'), Leyte; and Oriwong tollgate, Nueva Vizcaya (Ref. 280). Described from specimens collected from Irid River, Sta. Ines, Rizal and Banaban R., Angat, Bulacan, Philippines. Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08. Also Ref. 4735.
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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., 1927
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Herre.

Issue
The species is synonym of Rhinogobius similis (Gill, 1859) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697) following Okada (1961).

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

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