Giant bully

Giant bully
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Gobiomorphus
Species: G. gobioides
Binomial name
Gobiomorphus gobioides
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris gobioides Valenciennes, 1837

The giant bully (Gobiomorphus gobioides) is a species of sleeper goby endemic to New Zealand, where it is found marine, fresh, and brackish waters. This species can reach a length of 17.4 cm (6.9 in).[1]

It is very similar to the common bully, but it has seven dorsal spines, where the common bully has six.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gobiomorphus gobioides" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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