Eleotridae

Snakehead gudgeon

Giuris margaritaceus

Twenty Nine Centimeters Eleotrid Fish of African Waters

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Africa
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Giuris margaritaceus, the snakehead gudgeon, Aporos sleeper, or ornate sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters from Madagascar to Melanesia. This species grows to a total length of 29 cm (11 in) with a maximum recorded weight of 171 g (6.0 oz). This species is important to the local peoples as a food fish.