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Oxyeleotris marmorata — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Found in rivers, swamps, reservoirs and canals. Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, aquatic insects, mollusks and crabs (Ref. 6459). Considered a delicacy over much of eastern Asia. Exported fishes command a high price (Ref. 12693). Maybe the largest species of the goby-like fishes.

Larson, H.K. and E.O. Murdy 2001 Eleotridae. Sleepers (gudgeons). p. 3574-3577. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 42913) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=42913&speccode=5376

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Distribution

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Recorded from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Cambodia (including the Tonle Sap River and Lake, Stung Sen River), Malaysia (Peninsula, Sarawak, and Sabah), Philippines and Indonesia (Sumatra and Kalimantan). Record from Fiji needs confirmation. Also recorded from China (Hong Hong, but thought to be from a market), Taiwan, Province of China, and from Singapore.

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Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Philippines and Indonesia. Record from Fiji needs confirmation.

Kottelat, M. 2001 Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=43281&speccode=6261

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8

Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International Development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p. (Ref. 4792) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4792&speccode=16161

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Size

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Maximum size: 600 mm TL

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Max. size

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65.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281))

Kottelat, M. 2001 Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=43281&speccode=6261

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Diagnostic Description

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With 60-65 predorsal scales; without ocellus on caudal peduncle (Ref. 43281).

Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International Development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p. (Ref. 4792) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4792&speccode=16161

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology

Occurs in various wetlands, including rivers, ponds, reservoirs, canals, swamps and flooded forests. It generally prefers areas of little or no water movement. Mainly found in freshwater but is also found in brackish environments.

Enters flooded forest (Roberts 1993). Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, aquatic insects, molluscs and crabs.

Systems

Freshwater

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Depth range based on 5 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1 - 3
  Temperature range (°C): 28.738 - 28.738
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.360 - 0.360
  Salinity (PPS): 32.360 - 32.360
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.580 - 4.580
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.207 - 0.207
  Silicate (umol/l): 5.109 - 5.109

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Depth range (m): 1 - 3

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Environment

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demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15; depth range 10 - ? m

Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683

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Migration

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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683

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Diseases and Parasites

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Lernaea Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Lopez, N.C. 2001 Parasitic crustaceans in fishes from some Philippine lakes. p.75-79. In C.B. Santiago, M.L. Cuvin-Aralar and Z.U. Basiao (eds) Conservation and ecological management of Philippine lakes in relation to fisheries and aquaculture. SEAFDEC, Aquacult. Dept., Iloilo,Phil., PCAMRD, Los Baños, Lag., & BFAR Q.C. Phil.,187p. (Ref. 45120) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=45120&speccode=2

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Edwardsiellosis. Bacterial diseases

Plumb, J.A. 1999 Edwardsiella Septicaemias. p.479-521. In P.T.K. Woo and D.W. Bruno (eds.) Fish Diseases and Disorders, Vol. 3: Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections. CAB Int'l. (Ref. 48850) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48850&speccode=2

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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=205&speccode=1256

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Oxyeleotris marmorata

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.

FOAC310-05|BW-A1309|Oxyeleotris marmorata| ------------------------------------------CTATATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGCACAGCCTTA---AGCTTGCTCATTCGAGCCGAACTAAGTCAACCAGGGGCTCTCCTTGGGGAT---GACCAAATCTATAACGTTATCGTAACGGCCCACGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATCGGGGGCTTTGGCAACTGATTAGTCCCACTAATA---ATTGGAGCCCCAGACATAGCATTCCCCCGAATAAACAATATGAGTTTCTGGCTCCTTCCCCCTTCTTTCCTCCTCCTCCTAGCATCTTCAGGGGTTGAAGCTGGTGCCGGAACAGGATGAACTGTCTACCCACCCCTGGCGGGCAACCTCGCCCATGCCGGAGCTTCCGTTGACCTC---ACCATTTTCTCCCTACACCTGGCAGGTATCTCCTCAATTTTAGGGGCCATTAACTTTATTACAACTATTCTTAATATAAAACCTCCCGCTATTTCACAGTATCAAACCCCCCTTTTCGTATGGGCCGTCTTAATTACAGCAGTCTTGCTCCTATTGTCCCTCCCCGTCCTTGCCGCA---GGCATCACAATGCTCCTTACAGACCGAAATCTCAATACAACCTTCTTCGACCCGGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATCCTGTACCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Oxyeleotris marmorata

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

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Red List Category

LC

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2011

Assessor/s

Allen, D.

Reviewer/s

Conway, K.W. & Juffe Bignoli, D.

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Justification

The species has a wide distribution in southeast Asia and is considered Least Concern at present. It is highly utilised however and population trends should be monitored.

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Trends

Population

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Population

Little information is available.

Population Trend

Unknown

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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats

Likely to be impacted locally in parts of its range by pollution and overfishing.

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Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions

Further research into the species current population trends and the impact of threats is required.

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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial

Garibaldi, L. 1996 List of animal species used in aquaculture. FAO Fish. Circ. 914. 38 p. (Ref. 12108) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12108&speccode=4683
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1672&speccode=5234
Ukkatawewat, S. 1984 The taxonomic characters and biology of some important freshwater fishes in Thailand. Manuscript. National Inland Fisheries Institute, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand, 55 p. (Ref. 6459) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=6459&speccode=4805

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Wikipedia

Oxyeleotris marmorata

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Oxyeleotris marmorata, the marbled sleeper or marbled gudgeon, or Soon Hock in Cantonese, is a widely distributed species of freshwater fish. It lives in the Mekong and Chao Praya basins, rivers and other water bodies in Malaysia, Singapore, Indochina, Philippines and Indonesia.^[1] This species is an economically important fish in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. It is highly popular among the Chinese community due to its fine texture, tasty white flesh and is believed to have healing properties. It is said, best eaten after surgeries or childbirths. Some says it can lead to prolonged life. In Malaysia, commercialization of this type of fish is not widely established. Demands are largely dependent on wild populations thus fetching high prices in the market.

References

External identifiers for Oxyeleotris marmorata
Encyclopedia of Life	204323
ITIS	637762
NCBI	86250
WoRMS	281954

^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Oxyeleotris marmorata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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