Striped-cheek gudgeon

Bostrychus strigogenys

Striped cheeked sleeper across New Guinea

Tropical
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Striped-cheek gudgeon is a freshwater fish of freshwater habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Striped cheeked sleeper across New Guinea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Bostrychus
Maximum length: 18.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: Irian Jaya, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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