FreshwaterBrackish
Marble goby
Oxyeleotris marmorata
Butidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 65 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 5,774 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Introduced to China, Hong Kong SAR China, Singapore, and Taiwan.
More about the species
Description
Found in rivers, swamps, reservoirs and canals. Enters flooded forest. Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, aquatic insects, mollusks and crabs. Considered a delicacy over much of eastern Asia. Exported fishes command a high price. Maybe the largest species of the goby-like fishes.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bostrichthys marmoratus
- Callieleotris platycephalus
- Eleotris marmorata
- Gigantogobius jordani
- Oxyelectris marmoratus
- Oxyeleotris marmoratus
In other languages
- Marmoreret sovekutling
- Marmoritorkkuja
- Goby, Marble sleeper, Marbled Goby, Marbled sleeper
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.