Brachygobius mekongensis

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Brachygobius mekongensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Brachygobius
Species:
B. mekongensis
Binomial name
Brachygobius mekongensis
Larson & Vidthayanon, 2000

Brachygobius mekongensis is a species of goby from the subfamily Gobionellinae which is found in the Mekong basin in southern Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia (including Tonle Sap) and Laos where it lives in slow flowing waters and swamps among tangled roots and vegetation. [2] [1] This species is infrequently recorded in the aquarium trade and is potentially threatened by degradation of its habitat by drainage, water diversion and the building of dams and bridges. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Brachygobius mekongensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T180692A1652316. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180692A1652316.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Brachygobius mekongensis" in FishBase . June 2018 version.