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Giuris margaritacea

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
GiurisSauvage, 1880

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Species

Giuris margaritacea fishesofaustralianetauImagesImageGiurisMargar

Similar
  
Belobranchus belobranchus, Spinycheek sleepers, Bunaka gyrinoides, Broadhead sleeper, Eleotris fusca

The snakehead gudgeon (Giuris margaritacea) is a species of sleeper goby found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters from Madagascar to Melanesia. This species grows to a length of 23 cm (9.1 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 its genus.

References

Giuris margaritacea Wikipedia