Marble Goby Fish

Marbled sleeper goby are sedentary fish.

Marble goby fish.

Has a diet of small fishes shrimps aquatic insects and crustaceans. Greek oxys sharp the name of a nile fish eleotris ref. Marbled sand goby or marbled sleepy goby is a native species in thailand. They are often hard to spot in large tanks due to their inactivity.

They feed on crabs small fish aquatic insects molluscs and shrimp. Prized as a food fish and considered a delicacy in much of south east asia. It is the largest of the goby like fishes. Marble goby fish in local market known as ikan malas or translated in english as.

Marble gobies by nature are carnivorous so don t let their docile nature fool you. Sand goby s prefer sluggish or standing fresh and brackish estuarine waters. Young fish will accept bloodworm small earthworms etc while larger fish will take whole prawns large earthworms lancefish and other similar foods. When disturbed by larger community fish they will rarely become agitated.

They prey on just about anything they can fit in their mouth. Also known as goby marble gudgeon marbled sand goby marble sleeper marbled sleeper marbled sleeper goby sand goby sleeper goby sleepy goby soon hock. Marbled goby oxyeleotris marmoratus. Length 65cm depth 10 m widespread asia.

Take care not to overfeed as these fish are very greedy indeed. 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. 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. Actinopterygii ray finned fishes perciformes perch likes eleotridae sleepers butinae etymology.

This kind of fish have white opaque colored meat and have a very delicate taste. Found in freshwater canals flooded forests reservoirs rivers and swamps. It has a long brown body with a flattened head and symmetrical marbled coloration around its double dorsal fin.