Greenback gauvina

Bunaka gyrinoides

Eleotrid Fish from Australian Waters

Green
Tropical
Transcontinental
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Greenback gauvina is known around Asia and Oceania as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 34 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Bunaka
Maximum length: 34 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Micronesia (Pohnpei, Caroline Islands) and Australia. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 13246 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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