Description

Distinguished by the following characteristics: total D2 elements 29-31; total anal fin elements 27-30; second dorsal and anal fins basally connected with caudal fin; 17 branched caudal rays; predorsal scales 26-44; 2 recurved, canine teeth internal to symphysis of lower jaw; bifid teeth usually present in lower jaw, sometimes in both jaws; pore situated posteriorly in interorbital region; basihyal bifid (Ref. 5218).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Oxudercidae

Genus: Oxuderces

Species: Oxuderces wirzi (Koumans, 1937)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs in mud and sand bottoms at river mouths (Ref. 5218).

Habitat

brackish