Taenioides buchanani is a valid scientific name.

Taenioides buchanani (Day, 1873 Jun)

Burmese gobyeel - Raja chewa - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Gobiidae
Genus	:	Taenioides
Species	:	Taenioides buchanani

Common Names:

English	:	Burmese gobyeel[6]
Bangla	:	Raja chewa[5]

Synonyms:

Gobioides buchanani (Day, 1873 Jun)
Amblyopus buchanani Day, 1873 Jun

Maximum Length and Weight:

260 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 6.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. VI/42; P₁. 19; P₂. 6; A. 36 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D VI 42; A I 35-36; P 18-19; V I 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [342]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Myanmar[6]
Bangladesh	:	Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

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

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

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: 12-15 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]