Family Gobiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Genus | |
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Similar Apocryptes bato, Pseudapocryptes, Boleophthalmus, Periophthalmodon, Taenioides | ||
Parapocryptes is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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.
References
Parapocryptes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA