Brother Lin? (Tangren)
Chinese name Tangren?
common name Lin Gezai (Hong Kong and Macao)? Lust (Macau)? Tangren (Mainland ~ Taiwan Province)?
scientific name Eleotris? Melanosoma
English common name Black? gudgeon,? Broadhead? Sleeper,? Ebony? Gudgeon
type characteristics: body elongation? , slightly subcylindrical. The head is big and slightly flat. Big mouth or? Cuhk, end position? ; The mandible is slightly prominent; The upper and lower jaws have fine teeth; Palatal bone has no teeth. Big eyes, sub-superior. The operculum is connected to the isthmus. The body is comb-shaped or round-scaled; No side line. The first dorsal fin has II-VIII weak spines; The caudal fin is round, truncated or concave. The number of vertebrae is 25-28. There are about 15 species in 35 genera of 2 subfamilies in the world, and 14 species in 9 genera of 2 subfamilies are recorded in Taiwan Province.
Habitat ecology: Most species mainly inhabit coastal sandy bottom, estuarine area, mangrove forest, lagoon area or harbor area, and a few species inhabit coral reef area. It is a benthic fish species, and a few are planktonic. It mainly feeds on benthic invertebrates, especially crustaceans.
geographical distribution: it is widely distributed in alkaline water, semi-brackish water and fresh water in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, with a few living in temperate zones.
Simplified:
Chinese name? Tangyan?
common name? Brother Lin (Hong Kong and Macao)? Lust (Macau)? Tangyan (Mainland)?
scientific name? Eleotris? Melanosoma
English common name? Black? gudgeon,? Broadhead? Sleeper,? Ebony? Gudgeon
type characteristics: body elongation? , slightly subcylindrical. The head is big and slightly flat. Big mouth or? Cuhk, end position? ; The mandible is slightly prominent; The upper and lower jaws have fine teeth; Palatal bone has no teeth. Big eyes, sub-superior. The operculum is connected to the isthmus. The body is comb-shaped or round-scaled; No side line. The first dorsal fin has II-VIII weak spines; The caudal fin is round, truncated or concave. The number of vertebrae is 25-28. There are about 15 species in 35 genera of 2 subfamilies in the world, and 14 species in 9 genera of 2 subfamilies are recorded in Taiwan Province.
Habitat ecology: Most species mainly inhabit coastal sandy bottom, estuary area, mangrove forest, Wuhu area or harbor area, and a few species inhabit coral reef area. It is a benthic fish species, and a few are planktonic. It mainly feeds on benthic invertebrates, especially crustaceans.
geographical distribution: it is widely distributed in alkaline water, semi-brackish water and fresh water in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, with a few living in temperate zones.
source:? Taiwan Province Fish Database? http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw