Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) petersii

Oxyurichthys petersii

Fish Known Only from the Red Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Tropical fish

Oxyurichthys petersii, commonly known as Peters' goby, is a species of ray-finned fish, a goby, from the family Oxudercidae. It is native to the Red Sea, and has now colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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