frogface goby

Oxyurichthys papuensis

Dives head first into mud

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

frogface goby is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and records give a maximum length of 22 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Maximum length: 22 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east to the tropical west Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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