Belobranchus belobranchus

Belobranchus belobranchus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Belobranchus
Species:	B. belobranchus
Binomial name
	Belobranchus belobranchus; (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
	Eleotris belobrancha Valenciennes, 1837; Belobranchus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1856; Belobranchus quoyi Bleeker, 1856;

Belobranchus belobranchus, the throat-spine gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae native to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji[1] where it can be found in fresh and brackish water in coastal streams and estuaries. This species grows to a length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in). This species was the only known member of its genus,[2] until Belobranchus segura was described in 2012.[3]

References

Boseto, D. (2012). "Belobranchus belobranchus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196312A2444273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196312A2444273.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Belobranchus belobranchus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belobranchus segura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

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