Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Brownish with dark blotches along back; faint blotches on mid side, the last on caudal base; fins usually spotted (Ref. 2798).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Oligolepis

Species: Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs inshore, enters lagoons (Ref. 4343). Found in muddy estuaries and coastal bays (Ref. 4833). Enters lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847). Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

freshwater