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Island gudgeon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Eleotridae

Scientific name
  
Bostrichthys aruensis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Bostrychus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Bostrychus expatria, Butis humeralis, Hypseleotris pangel


Bostrychus aruensis, the island gudgeon, is a species of sleeper goby, an endemic fish of the Aru Islands, Indonesia, where it occurs in both fresh and brackish waters. It grows up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.

References

Island gudgeon Wikipedia