''Rhinogobius aporus'' is a

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in the

goby The Gobioidei are a suborder of percomorph fish. Many of these fishes are called gobies. It is by far the largest and most diverse order within the order Gobiiformes, and one of the most diverse groups of ray-finned fish in general. The subord ...

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Gobionellinae The Gobionellinae are a subfamily of fish which was formerly classified in the family Gobiidae, the gobies, but the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the subfamily as part of the family Oxudercidae. Members of Gobionellinae mostl ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

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''Rhinogobius aporus''
GOBY NET Research - Education - Conservation. It was first described as ''Pseudorhinogobius aporus'', but that genus has been brought into

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with ''Rhinogobius''.

Distribution and habitat

The type locality of ''Rhinogobius aporus'' is a slow-flowing brooklet in the upper Ou River system in

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, southeastern China. There are no published records from elsewhere.

Description

''Rhinogobius aporus'' is a bottom-dwelling fish. Adult fish measure SL. Body is moderately elongated and gray brownish in colour, with 7–8 transverse bands above. Pelvic fins are united to form a round sucking disk.

References

*Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. aporus Fish described in 1998 Freshwater fish of China Endemic fauna of Zhejiang {{Gobionellinae-stub