Eleotridae

Throat-spine gudgeon

Belobranchus belobranchus

Spine throated fish roaming coastal streams

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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 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, until Belobranchus segura was described in 2012.