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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

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General Information
 
Tridentiger trigonocephalus
Chameleon goby
 
Animal Group: Freshwater Fish
淡水魚類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description: Chameleon Goby has a slender body and an anteriorly depressed head. Its body is pale brown in colour with 2 distinct black horizontal stripes running from the head to the base of caudal fin. As suggested by its scientific name, the fish possess tricuspid outer teeth on the upper and lower jaws. The anal fin of living specimen has 2 unobvious reddish stripes and a white stripe in between.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • A very common species widely distributed in intertidal regions.
Global Distribution
  • China, Korea, Japan, Australia, California and Siberia. Reported to be introduced into other countries with its associated species, Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigias, during commercial shipment.
HK Distribution Map
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Photo Gallery
References
  • Lam, K. S. (2002). Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong.
  • Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong