Fishes
187
FaMiLy: GoBiidae (GoBieS)
Glossogobius giuris Hamilton 1822
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Common name: Bareye goby, freshwater goby, bar-eyed goby, flat-headed
goby, flathead goby.
Distribution: Africa to Oceania: Red
Sea and East Africa and most inland
freshwater bodies over the Indian
Ocean and western Pacific; from austral
Africa and Madagascar to India and
south of China (Luna, 1988j).
Habitat: Clear to turbid freshwater to
estuarine habitats in rivers and streams
with sand, gravel, or rock substrate.
Description: Head of this species is flattened and lower jaw is projecting. Body
is pale without longitudinal lines. Dorsal
fins have small spots forming longitudinal stripes. Pelvic fins are jointed but
attached to the body only from their
anterior part. Body is brownish yellow
with five or six dark rounded spots on
its sides. Individuals living on dark substrates may be very dark. Some living on
very light substrates show an ivory coloration. Dorsal fins are light with brownish spots. Pelvic fins are gray. Pectoral
and caudal fins are gray and often hyaline. This species grows to a maximum
size of 5 cm (Luna, 1988j).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (g/100 g WW)
Moisture CHO a Lipid Protein Ash
81.3
2.6
0.1
12.8
1.0
a Carbohydrate.
Minerals (mg/100 g WW)
K
Na
Ca
P
Fe
316.1 77.0 336.6 485.5 1.3
Source: Data from Wimalasena
and Jayasuriya (1996)
Amino Acids (% DM)
Methionine
Tryptophan
1.26
0.90
Source: Data from Ali et al. (2013).
FaMiLy: Latidae (LateS PerCheS)
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758