Pseudapocryptes elongatus is a valid scientific name.

Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816 Nov)

- Chewa - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Gobiidae
Genus	:	Pseudapocryptes
Species	:	Pseudapocryptes elongatus

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Chewa[5]

Synonyms:

Gobius elongatus Cuvier, 1816 Nov
Pseudopocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816 Nov)
Eleotris lanceolata Bloch and Schneider, 1801
Apocryptes lanceolatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Pseudapocryptes lanceolatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Gobius changua Hamilton, 1822
Apocryptes changua (Hamilton, 1822)
Apocryptes dentatus Valenciennes, 1837
Boleophthalmus taylori Fowler, 1934 Apr
Apocryptodon edwardi Fowler, 1937 May
Boleophthalmus smithi (Non Fowler, 1934 Apr)

Maximum Length and Weight:

210 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 7-8 : 5.5-6.3. ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 9-10 : 7-8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 6-7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : .8-.9 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁. V; D₂. I/27-31; P₁. 19-21; P₂. 6; A. I/27-29 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
B 8; D 5/32; A 31; Vert. 12/15 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
D V+I 30-31; A I 28-29; P i 15-18 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

200 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [639]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [338]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Cambodia[823] China[1104] India[6] Indonesia[449] Japan[1104] Malaysia[1054] Myanmar[832] Singapore[1104] Taiwan[920] Thailand[71] Vietnam[449]
Bangladesh	:	Meghna river, Chandpur[5] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Passur River, Khulna[752] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
15.4 cm in TL for Female in Vietnam ^[1050]
16.3 cm in TL for Male in Vietnam ^[1050]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Hand lining ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 15-18 cm, Weight: 50-60 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]