Belobranchus belobranchus
Appearance
Belobranchus belobranchus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Belobranchus |
Species: | B. belobranchus
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Binomial name | |
Belobranchus belobranchus (Valenciennes, 1837)
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Belobranchus belobranchus, the throat-spine gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae native to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji[1] where it can be found in fresh and brackish water in coastal streams and estuaries. This species grows to a length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in). This species was the only known member of its genus,[2] until Belobranchus segura was described in 2012.[3]
References
- ^ a b Boseto, D. (2012). "Belobranchus belobranchus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196312A2444273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196312A2444273.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Belobranchus belobranchus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belobranchus segura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.