Biology:Giuris margaritacea
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Giuris Sauvage, 1880 |
| Species: | G. margaritacea
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| Giuris margaritacea (Valenciennes, 1837)
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Giuris margaritacea, 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. This species is the only known member of the genus Giuris.[2]
References
- ↑ Larson, H.; Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Giuris margaritacea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T196317A58335977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T196317A58335977.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Giuris margaritacea" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1890413 entry
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