Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Spotted green goby
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus
photo by CAFS

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  16.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and eastward to New Guinea. Occurs primarily in brackish tidal waters of the Mekong delta.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occur primarily along coastlines and in estuaries, but also found in freshwater. Occasionally marketed (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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