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Etymology: Parapocryptes: Greek, para = near + Greek, apo = distance + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); rictuosus: From its wide gape ('rictus'=open mouth; 'osus'=having the nature of) (Ref. 5218).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Indian Ocean: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: floor of mouth and tongue with black flecks; 2 small pores anteriorly on nape; extremely long caudal fin, length 26.6-32.5% SL; longitudinal scale count 81-94; body depth 8.3-11.6% SL; head depth 8.9-11.5% SL ; head width 8.3-11.2% SL; predorsal scales 32-40 (Ref. 5218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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