BrackishSaltwater
Puntang goby
Exyrias puntang
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 16.2 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 107 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, and 12 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Solitary or in groups. Inhabits muddy bottoms of shallow, turbid marine to brackish coastal inlets and estuaries. Also lives in shallow coastal waters, large tidal pools, mangroves, siltty lagoons and brackish lakes.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acentrogobius puntang
- Eryxias puntang
- Exirias puntang
- Exyrias puntangoides
- Gnatholepis puntangoides
- Gnatholepis sindonis
In other languages
- Suistotokko
- Goby, Silver spotted goby, Silver-spotted goby
Articles
All articles
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.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.