Giuris margaritacea
Giuris margaritacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Giuris Sauvage, 1880 |
Species: | G. margaritacea |
Binomial name | |
Giuris margaritacea (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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The snakehead gudgeon (Giuris margaritacea) is a species of sleeper goby found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters from Madagascar to Melanesia. This species grows to a length of 23 cm (9.1 in) with a maximum recorded weight of 171 g (6.0 oz). This species is important to the local peoples as a food fish. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Larson, H. 2012. Giuris margaritacea. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 July 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Giuris margaritacea" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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