Wirz's goby (Oxuderces wirzi)

Scientific name: Oxuderces wirzi Koumans, 1937

Wirz's goby (Oxuderces wirzi)

The Wirz's goby (Oxuderces wirzi) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Oceania, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

Biology

Occurs in mud and sand bottoms at river mouths.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oxuderces wirzi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.5
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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