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Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837)

Northern mud gudgeon
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Oman country information

Common names: Northern mud gudgeon, Spangled gudgeon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: First record in Oman (2022), from Janouf, Dhofar (Ref. 129076).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Esmaeili, H.R. and N. Hamidan, 2023
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Butidae (Gudgeon gobies)
Etymology: Ophiocara: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 59012); depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060)

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