A STUDY OF MORPHOMETRY AND MERISTIC COUNTS OF GENUS OXYURICHTHYS BLEEKER, 1857 FROM ESTUARY AND COASTAL OF NGHE AN PROVINCE, VIETNAM (TELEOSTEI: GOBIIDAE)

Dinh Thi Thu HIEN, Nguyen Thi THOA, Nguyen Thi Thao NGUYEN, Ho Anh TUAN, Ong Vinh AN Vinh University, Vietnam.

Abstract

This research identified 45 specimens of genus Oxyurichthys Bleeker, 1874 collected from estuary and coastal of Nghe An province in north center region Vietnam. We have classified four species: Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849); Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856); Oxyurichthys tentacularis (Valenciennes, 1837); Oxyurichthys visayanus Herre, 1927. The species Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856) and Oxyurichthys visayanus Herre, 1927 was first discovered in the study area and north center region of Vietnam. 

Keywords: Estuary, Coastal, Nghe An, Vietnam, Oxyurichthys microlepis, Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema, Oxyurichthys tentacularis, Oxyurichthys visayanus.