Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Butidae

Genus: Oxyeleotris

Species: Oxyeleotris aruensis (Weber, 1911)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Inhabits large rivers as well as small tributaries. Prefers well-vegetated stream margins with soft mud bottom. Feeds on insects, crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 5259, 44894). Aquarium conditions: pH=7.2, H=10, 26°C water temperature, carnivore, egg layer, needs plant and rock cover, not easy for beginning aquarists (Ref. 6398).

Habitat

demersal