Giuris margaritaceus | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Giuris |
Species: | G. margaritaceus |
Binomial name | |
Giuris margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
Synonyms | |
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Giuris margaritaceus, the snakehead gudgeon, Aporos sleeper, or ornate sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters from Madagascar to Melanesia. This species grows to a total length of 29 cm (11 in) with a maximum recorded weight of 171 g (6.0 oz). This species is important to the local peoples as a food fish.
References
- Larson, H. & Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Giuris margaritaceus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T196317A58335977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T196317A58335977.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Giuris margaritacea". FishBase. August 2019 version.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Giuris margaritacea |
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