Oligolepis acutipennis

Sharptail goby
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Oligolepis
Species: O. acutipennis
Binomial name
Oligolepis acutipennis
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Ctenogobius acutipennis Valenciennes, 1837
  • Ctenogobius acutipinnis Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobius acutipennis Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobius melanostigma Bleeker, 1849
  • Gobius setosus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Oligolepis acutipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) [orth. error]

Oligolepis acutipennis, the Sharptail goby, is a species of goby native to marine, freshwater and brackish waters along the coasts of Indo-West Pacific region. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.[2]

Mostly inhabit in muddy estuaries and coastal bays around marine and brackish water, enters freshwater systems.[2]

Distribution

The true distribution is unknown. But, may found in Indo-West Pacific regional countries such as India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Palau, Solomon Islands, South Africa and perhaps in Sri Lanka.[3]

Source

  1. ↑ Larson, H.K., Murdy, E. & Whitfield, A. 2010. Oligolepis acutipennis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oligolepis acutipennis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61213/0