Paniai gudgeon
| Paniai gudgeon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Oxyeleotris |
| Species: | O. wisselensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyeleotris wisselensis G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982 | |
The Paniai gudgeon (Oxyeleotris wisselensis) is a species of sleeper goby endemic to the Paniai Lakes (absent from Lake Paniai itself, but present in both Lake Tigi and Tage) and their tributaries in West Papua, Indonesia. This species can reach a standard length up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in). It is popularly used as a bait fish.[2]
References
- ↑ Allen, G. 1996. Oxyeleotris wisselensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oxyeleotris wisselensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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