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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58784)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Longitudinal scale rows modally 30; predorsal scales 3-4; nape with a pair of short deep brown
cross-bars (Ref. 79602).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits hill streams (Ref. 58784). Feeds on insect larvae, small fishes and shrimps (Ref. 58784).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, I.-S. and M. Kottelat, 2000. Rhinogobius maculicervix, a new species of goby from the Mekong basin in northern Laos (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(1):81-87. (Ref. 38646)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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