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Common names: Biang tuku, Lizard goby
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Nalvo Luna, La Union; Kalumpang R., Norzagaray and Ibo Creek, near Angat R., Bulacan; Nanang R., Antipolo, Rizal (Ref. 439), Loku R., Montalban, Rizal; lake above Ormoc ('Orneo'), Leyte; and Oriwong tollgate, Nueva Vizcaya (Ref. 280). Described from specimens collected from Irid River, Sta. Ines, Rizal and Banaban R., Angat, Bulacan, Philippines. Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08. Also Ref. 4735.
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Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1927
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
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Common names from other countries

Lizard goby, Biang tuku, 菲律宾塔库鰕虎鱼, ... more

Issue
The species is synonym of Rhinogobius similis (Gill, 1859) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697) following Okada (1961).

Main reference

Herre, A.W.C.T. 1927. (Ref. 439)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 439)

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: Philippines.
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IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.2 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Rhinogobius philippinus (Herre, 1927)