Marble Goby Fish

Length 65cm depth 10 m widespread asia.

Marble goby fish.

Actinopterygii ray finned fishes perciformes perch likes eleotridae sleepers butinae etymology. Marbled goby oxyeleotris marmoratus. Found in freshwater canals flooded forests reservoirs rivers and swamps. Marbled sand goby or marbled sleepy goby is a native species in thailand.

Marble goby fish in local market known as ikan malas or translated in english as. It has a long brown body with a flattened head and symmetrical marbled coloration around its double dorsal fin. The marble goby oxyeleotris marmorata is a widely distributed species of fish in the family butidae native to fresh and brackish waters of the mekong and chao praya basins as well as rivers and other water bodies in cambodia where it is called ត រ ដ រ treidamrei thailand where it is called ปลาบ malaysia singapore indochina the philippines and. This oddball fish is one of the larger sized gobies and can be considered a monster fish as they can reach around 28 30 in the wild though they seldom surpass 12 in aquaria.

Also known as goby marble gudgeon marbled sand goby marble sleeper marbled sleeper marbled sleeper goby sand goby sleeper goby sleepy goby soon hock. Greek oxys sharp the name of a nile fish eleotris ref. Prized as a food fish and considered a delicacy in much of south east asia. No responses to oxyeleotris marmorata marbled goby.

Marbled sleeper goby are sedentary fish. It is the largest of the goby like fishes. When disturbed by larger community fish they will rarely become agitated. They feed on crabs small fish aquatic insects molluscs and shrimp.

They prey on just about anything they can fit in their mouth. This kind of fish have white opaque colored meat and have a very delicate taste. Has a diet of small fishes shrimps aquatic insects and crustaceans. The marble goby is one of if not the largest goby in the world.

They are often hard to spot in large tanks due to their inactivity. Marble gobies by nature are carnivorous so don t let their docile nature fool you. Sand goby s prefer sluggish or standing fresh and brackish estuarine waters.