Marble goby
Oxyeleotris marmorata
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The marble goby from Southeast Asia is one of the largest goby-like fish, up to 65 centimetres. It lives in rivers, swamps and flooded forests, in fresh or brackish water, and hunts fish and shrimp. It is a highly prized food fish and is farmed.
- Scientific name
- Oxyeleotris marmorata
- Family
- Butidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Butidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Bostrichthys marmoratus, Callieleotris platycephalus, Eleotris marmorata, Gigantogobius jordani, Oxyelectris marmoratus, Oxyeleotris marmoratus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 65 cm
- Lifespan
- 20.4 years
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 540 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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