genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
gobies
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and th ...
native to the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
and the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Parapocryptes rictuosus
''Parapocryptes'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parapocryptes rictuosus'' (Valenciennes, 1837)
* ''Parapocryptes serperaster' ...
'' (
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1837)
* ''
Parapocryptes serperaster
''Parapocryptes'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parapocryptes rictuosus'' (Valenciennes, 1837)
* '' Parapocryptes serperaster ...
In Thailand ''Parapocryptes'' was called ''plā th̀xng theī̀yw'' ( th, ปลาท่องเที่ยว; literally: "travel fish"). Because not sedentary behaviors, and can be used as food, especially at Koh Yor in
Songkhla Lake
Songkhla Lake ( th, ทะเลสาบสงขลา, , ) is the largest natural lake in Thailand. It is on the Malay peninsula in the southern part of the country. Covering an area of 1,040 km2 it borders the provinces of Songkhla and Pha ...
,
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand, Southern Siam or Tambralinga is a southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand region by the Kra Isthmus.
Geography
Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , boun ...