Mugilogobius chulae

Mugilogobius chulae, commonly known as the yellowstripe goby or Chulae's goby,[2] is a species of freshwater, brackish goby,[3] where it feeds on small crustaceans, aquatic insects and insect larvae. It is found in coastal eastern Asia from the Ryukyu Islands south to Sumatra.[1]

Mugilogobius chulae

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Mugilogobius
Species:
M. chulae
Binomial name
Mugilogobius chulae
(Smith, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Mugilogobius valigouva (Deraniyagala, 1936)
  • Vaimosa chulae Smith, 1932

Yellowstripe goby was described by Hugh McCormick Smith in 1932 and named after Luang Chula Cachanagupta who was Director of the Department of Fisheries of Siam, from where the species was described.[4]

When grown to a length of about 3.5–4 cm, the male has longer fins and a brighter color than the female. Usually found in brackish water areas with dense aquatic plants.

It is popular as an ornamental fish like a case of Queen of Siam goby (M. rambaiae), but it is also rare.[2]

References
  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Mugilogobius chulae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180706A1654027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180706A1654027.en.
  2. "Species : Mugilogobius chulae". Thai Nature Explorer (in Thai). siamensis.org. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Mugilogobius chulae" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (6 December 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.


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