Marble Goby Fish

It has a long brown body with a flattened head and symmetrical marbled coloration around its double dorsal fin.

Marble goby fish.

The marble goby oxyeleotris marmorata is a widely distributed species of fish in the family butidae native to fresh and brackish waters of the mekong and chao praya basins as well as rivers and other water bodies in cambodia where it is called ត រ ដ រ treidamrei thailand where it is called ปลาบ malaysia singapore indochina the philippines and. Soon hock fish marble goby fish 笋壳鱼 oxyeleotris marmorata is one of premium freshwater fish type who have large demand among asian countries. Actinopterygii ray finned fishes perciformes perch likes eleotridae sleepers butinae etymology. Length 65cm depth 10 m widespread asia.

This oddball fish is one of the larger sized gobies and can be considered a monster fish as they can reach around 28 30 in the wild though they seldom surpass 12 in aquaria. Marble gobies by nature are carnivorous so don t let their docile nature fool you. This kind of fish have white opaque colored meat and have a very delicate taste. They prey on just about anything they can fit in their mouth.

Found in freshwater canals flooded forests reservoirs rivers and swamps. The marble goby is one of if not the largest goby in the world. Also known as goby marble gudgeon marbled sand goby marble sleeper marbled sleeper marbled sleeper goby sand goby sleeper goby sleepy goby soon hock. Sand goby s prefer sluggish or standing fresh and brackish estuarine waters.

Prized as a food fish and considered a delicacy in much of south east asia. Greek oxys sharp the name of a nile fish eleotris ref. Marbled goby oxyeleotris marmoratus. It is the largest of the goby like fishes.

They feed on crabs small fish aquatic insects molluscs and shrimp. Marbled sand goby or marbled sleepy goby is a native species in thailand. Has a diet of small fishes shrimps aquatic insects and crustaceans. Marbled sleeper goby are sedentary fish.

Marble goby fish in local market known as ikan malas or translated in english as. They are often hard to spot in large tanks due to their inactivity. Young fish will accept bloodworm small earthworms etc while larger fish will take whole prawns large earthworms lancefish and other similar foods.