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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