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Etymology: Mugilogobius: Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet + Latin, gobius = gidgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Luang Chula Cachanagupta was Director of the Department of Fisheries of Siam (now Thailand). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 46888). Tropical; 25°C - ? (Ref. 2059)
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, and Thailand. Reported from Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 13275).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Occur in brackish waters along coastlines, estuaries and tidal reaches of rivers (Ref. 12693). Feed on small crustaceans, aquatic insects and insect larvae (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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