Parapocryptes
Parapocryptes is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Parapocryptes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxudercinae |
| Genus: | Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Apocryptes macrolepis as a synonym of Parapocryptes serperaster Bleeker, 1851 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Parapocryptes serperaster (J. Richardson, 1846)
Relationship to humans
In Thailand Parapocryptes was called plā th̀xng theī̀yw (Thai: ปลาท่องเที่ยว; literally: "travel fish"). Because not sedentary behaviors, and can be used as food, especially at Koh Yor in Songkhla Lake, Southern Thailand.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Parapocryptes in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- "รู้จัก ...ปลาท่องเที่ยวทะเลสาบสงขลา ?" (in Thai). sator4u. October 17, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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