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Oxyurichthys papuensis

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Oxyurichthys papuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Species:
O. papuensis
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys papuensis
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Gobius papuensis Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobius belosso Bleeker, 1854

Oxyurichthys papuensis, commonly known as the frogface goby, is a species of goby found in the Indo-West Pacific, the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east to the tropical western Pacific. This species reaches a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Maugé, L.A., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxyurichthys papuensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.