Paniai gudgeon
The Paniai gudgeon (Oxyeleotris wisselensis) is a species of fish in the family Butidae endemic to the Paniai Lakes (absent from Lake Paniai itself, but present in both Lake Tigi and Tage) and their tributaries in West Papua, Indonesia. This species can reach a standard length up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in). It is popularly used as a bait fish.[2]
| Paniai gudgeon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Butidae |
| Genus: | Oxyeleotris |
| Species: | O. wisselensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyeleotris wisselensis G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982 | |
References
- Allen, G. (1996). "Oxyeleotris wisselensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15772A5131874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15772A5131874.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oxyeleotris wisselensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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