Aprocryptus bato is a Misspelled Synonym of Apocryptes bato that must not be used.

Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822)

Goby - Chiring - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Gobiidae
Genus	:	Apocryptes
Species	:	Apocryptes bato

Common Names:

English	:	Goby[598]
Bangla	:	Chiring[5] Fhul Chiring[598]

Synonyms:

Parapocryptes batoides (Day, 1876)
Gobius bato Hamilton, 1822
Apocryptes bata (Hamilton, 1822)
Aprocryptus bato (Hamilton, 1822)
Apocryptes batoides Day, 1876

Maximum Length and Weight:

154 mm (TL) ^[5] 15 cm (SL) ^[6] 25 cm (TL) and 100 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.5-6.1 : 3.9-4.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 7.8-8.5 : 5.5-6.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1-1.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁. V; D₂. I/21-23; P₁. 22-23; A. 22-25; C. 23 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D V+I 20-21; A I 21-22; P i 22-24 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Cycloid. 100 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [1155]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [331]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Myanmar[6]
Bangladesh	:	Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Passur River, Khulna[752] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] Little feni river, Feni[795] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Hand lining, Cast net, Cast net ^[792]
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Hand lining, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Hand lining, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 15-18 cm, Weight: 50-60 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]