Dear All,
I have collected this fishes from Visakhapatnam fishing harbour. I think three species in Gobids and other one is very difficult for identification. Can anybody identify this fishes.
Regards,
K.Silambarasan
Pl send me pics preferably fresh one I will try to Identify it.
Dr.Gore
In my opinion, only second fish species belongs to Gobiidae (and may be fourth fish also). Second fish may be Parachaeturichthys polynema with typical black spot on the caudal fin (compare to http://www.fishbase.ca/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?Genus=Parachaeturichthys&Species=polynema# ).
First fish looks like juvenile Serranidae. Are there any spinous rays in the first dorsal fin? Third fish is undoubtedly a threadfin (Polynemidae). Is it juvenile Leptomelanosoma indicum - ???
The images cannot be identified with certainty, as several important characters are not visible.
Probable identifications are as follows:
1) OPISTOGNATHIDAE Opistognathus macrolepis Peters 1866
2) GOBIIDAE ?Parachaeturichthys polynema (Bleeker 1853)
3) BREGMACEROTIDAE Bregmaceros sp.
4) GOBIIDAE indet.
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