Rhinogobius brunneus, the Amur goby, is a species of fish in the family Oxudercidae. It is found in the Asian river basins of the seas of the Pacific coasts of Japan (Hokkaido, Ryukyu), Taiwan, the rivers of Korea, China, the Philippines and Viet Nam.[2]

Rhinogobius brunneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Rhinogobius
Species:
R. brunneus
Binomial name
Rhinogobius brunneus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Gobius brunneus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Ctenogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  • Rhinogobius brunneus brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  • Rhinogobius sowerbyi Ginsburg, 1917
  • Ctenogobius sowerbyi (Ginsburg, 1917)

Description edit

This species reaches a length of 58.0 cm (22.8 in).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Rhinogobius brunneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T166994A6296768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166994A6296768.en. Retrieved 21 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Rhinogobius brunneus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.