Sentani gudgeon (Oxyeleotris heterodon)

Scientific name: Oxyeleotris heterodon Weber, 1907

The Sentani gudgeon (Oxyeleotris heterodon) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Oceania, known only from the Sepik and Ramu river system in Papua New Guinea. Asia: Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia (western New Guinea).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oxyeleotris heterodon
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Common length
30
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: known only from the Sepik and Ramu river system in Papua New Guinea. Asia: Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia (western New Guinea).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 15,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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