Giuris margaritaceus

Giuris margaritaceus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Giuris
Species:	G. margaritaceus
Binomial name
	Giuris margaritaceus; (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
	Eleotris margaritacea Valenciennes, 1837; Eleotris aporos Bleeker, 1854; Ophieleotris aporos (Bleeker, 1854); Ophiocara aporos (Bleeker, 1854); Eleotris hoedtii Bleeker, 1854; Eleotris vanicolensis Sauvage, 1880; Eleotris planiceps Macleay, 1883; Eleotris aporocephalus Macleay, 1884; Hypseleotris agilis Herre, 1927; Ophieleotris agilis (Herre, 1927); Giuris margaritacea Valenciennes, 1837;

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.^[2]^{[dead link‍]}

References

^ Larson, H. & Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Giuris margaritaceus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T196317A58335977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T196317A58335977.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Giuris margaritacea". FishBase. August 2019 version.

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[IUCN-1] Larson, H. & Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Giuris margaritaceus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T196317A58335977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T196317A58335977.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Giuris margaritacea". FishBase. August 2019 version.

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Giuris margaritaceus


Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Giuris
Species:	G. margaritaceus
Binomial name
*Giuris margaritaceus* (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
Eleotris margaritacea Valenciennes, 1837 Eleotris aporos Bleeker, 1854 Ophieleotris aporos (Bleeker, 1854) Ophiocara aporos (Bleeker, 1854) Eleotris hoedtii Bleeker, 1854 Eleotris vanicolensis Sauvage, 1880 Eleotris planiceps Macleay, 1883 Eleotris aporocephalus Macleay, 1884 Hypseleotris agilis Herre, 1927 Ophieleotris agilis (Herre, 1927) Giuris margaritacea Valenciennes, 1837