Rhinogobius fever

[MrTree]

I visited a river in Zhejiang province last Saturday with my friend Li Fan, who works intensively on Rhinogobius species. According to him before the trip, this is probably the most interesting river in the region. We recorded 7 species of Rhinogobius in the same spot!

The river, and catching or photographing Rhinogobius hurts my back a lot..



It's spring...I love visiting this part of the country during this time of the year.

[MrTree]

Start with the most common Rhinogobius giurinus, also found in Singapore as introduced species...



two more with definite identity...

Rhinogobius lentiginis, a very beautiful species...



And Rhinogobius wuyiensis, described by Li, also found here. Too bad this is a female..

[MrTree]

Rhinogobius sp, probably the smallest species among the genus..



male



female

[MrTree]

Another one..Rhinogobius sp, widely distributed in Zhejiang province.



front view



another specimen, with darker coloration.

[MrTree]

Rhinogobius sp..



Female



and last species, Rhinogobius cf davidi..

[MrTree]

A few other pic..camo



Juv Zacco platypus



Liobagrus marginatus



Cobitis sp



Hemibagrus macropterus



and lastly an unidentified frog..



first time recorded 7 species in one habitat (just 20-30 meter)..really interesting.