| Rhinogobius giurinus | |
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| Rhinogobius giurinus, from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Rhinogobius |
| Species: | R. giurinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinogobius giurinus Rutter, 1897 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ctenegobius giurinus (Rutter, 1897) |
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The Barcheek Goby, Rhinogobius giurinus, is a species of the family Gobiidae. Though it is a kind of migratory fish[1], it can survive and reproduce in a completely closed drainage system.
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The fish's native range includes the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Qiantang River, Lingjiang, Pearl River, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan regions (except the northwestern part of China including Tibetan Plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau), Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Korean Peninsula, from Tone River to Iriomote in Ibaraki Prefecture, Kawahara Lake in Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan, Bonin Islands, Ryukyu Islands and North Vietnam.[2]
The species is also introduced into Singapore, Tibetan Plateau and Yunan.[3]
Its habitats include rivers, reservoirs, ponds and estuaries.[4]
The fish feeds on aquatic insects, invertebrates, small fish, zooplankton, phytoplankton and plant detritus.[4]