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Tropical carp-gudgeon

  • Rare species
  • Rareness:★★★★★

Distributed in the subtropical and tropical regions of the west and south Pacific Ocean. It is a species of goby, however, it is named Tanagomodoki in Japanese because it looks and behaves like a bitterling. Often lives between plants in the lower reaches of a river.

Scientific name Hypseleotris cyprinoides
English name Tropical carp-gudgeon
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