Chaenogobius annularis
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Chaenogobius |
| Species: | C. annularis |
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| Chaenogobius annularis | |
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Chaenogobius annularis, the fork-tongued goby, is a species of goby from the subfamily Gobionellinae which is found in the brackish waters of temperate eastern Asia. It is the type species of the genus Chaenogobius.
Chaenogobius annularis has a light brown head and body with six, or so, broad vertical bands along the body and with several small, dusky spots and a distinct blotch on the caudal peduncle. The dorsal fins are light brown with darker, sinuous horizontal bands while the caudal and pectoral fins are also light brown but are marked with darker vertical bands. It grows to a maximum total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).[3]
Distribution
Chaenogobius annularis occurs in temperate eastern Asia including Russia, China and the Korean Peninsula as well as the islands of Japan, the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin.[1]