Biology:Belobranchus belobranchus

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Belobranchus belobranchus
Belobranchus belobranchus (Valenciennes 1837) by P. Bravo.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Belobranchus
Species:
B. belobranchus
Binomial name
Belobranchus belobranchus
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris belobrancha Valenciennes, 1837
  • Belobranchus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1856
  • Belobranchus quoyi Bleeker, 1856

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Larson, H. (2021). "Belobranchus belobranchus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T196312A160969457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196312A160969457.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Belobranchus belobranchus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Belobranchus segura". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=72690. 

Wikidata ☰ Q610219 entry