Belobranchus belobranchus

Belobranchus belobranchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Belobranchus
Bleeker, 1857
Species: B. belobranchus
Binomial name
Belobranchus belobranchus
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris belobrancha Valenciennes, 1837

The throat-spine gudgeon (Belobranchus belobranchus) is a species of sleeper goby native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Guinea, where it can be found in coastal streams and estuaries. This species grows to a length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Boseto, D. 2012. Belobranchus belobranchus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 03 July 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Belobranchus belobranchus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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