Brachygobius xanthozonus
Encyclopedia
Bumblebee fish is a small (around 4 cm long) fresh
and brackish water goby
from Indonesia
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and has been placed by some ichthyologists in the genus Hypogymnogobius. It is very rare in the wild, and has not been imported as an aquarium fish, despite the widespread use of the name in the aquarium
literature.
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
and brackish water goby
Goby
The gobies form the family Gobiidae, which is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most are relatively small, typically less than 10 cm in length...
from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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Taxonomy
Brachygobius xanthozona is distinct from many of the other species in the genus BrachygobiusBrachygobius
Brachygobius is a small genus of gobies. They are popular aquarium fish where a number of species are sold as bumblebee gobies because their colours are similar to those of bumblebees.-Morphology:...
and has been placed by some ichthyologists in the genus Hypogymnogobius. It is very rare in the wild, and has not been imported as an aquarium fish, despite the widespread use of the name in the aquarium
Fishkeeping
Fishkeeping is a popular hobby concerned with keeping fish in a home aquarium or garden pond. There is also a fishkeeping industry, as a branch of agriculture.-Types of fishkeeping systems:...
literature.