Marble Goby Fish

They prey on just about anything they can fit in their mouth.

Marble goby fish.

Also known as goby marble gudgeon marbled sand goby marble sleeper marbled sleeper marbled sleeper goby sand goby sleeper goby sleepy goby soon hock. It has a long brown body with a flattened head and symmetrical marbled coloration around its double dorsal fin. It is the largest of the goby like fishes. This kind of fish have white opaque colored meat and have a very delicate taste.

Marbled goby oxyeleotris marmoratus. They feed on crabs small fish aquatic insects molluscs and shrimp. 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. Marble goby fish in local market known as ikan malas or translated in english as.

The marble goby is one of if not the largest goby in the world. Has a diet of small fishes shrimps aquatic insects and crustaceans. Take care not to overfeed as these fish are very greedy indeed. When disturbed by larger community fish they will rarely become agitated.

Marbled sand goby or marbled sleepy goby is a native species in thailand. Actinopterygii ray finned fishes perciformes perch likes eleotridae sleepers butinae etymology. Greek oxys sharp the name of a nile fish eleotris ref. Sand goby s prefer sluggish or standing fresh and brackish estuarine waters.

Length 65cm depth 10 m widespread asia. Found in freshwater canals flooded forests reservoirs rivers and swamps. Marble gobies by nature are carnivorous so don t let their docile nature fool you. Marbled sleeper goby are sedentary fish.

This oddball fish is one of the larger sized gobies and can be considered a monster fish as they can reach around 28 30 in the wild though they seldom surpass 12 in aquaria. 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. Young fish will accept bloodworm small earthworms etc while larger fish will take whole prawns large earthworms lancefish and other similar foods.