Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Butidae

Genus: Oxyeleotris

Species: Oxyeleotris wisselensis Allen & Boeseman, 1982

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in lakes and outlet streams at elevations of 1640-1750 m. The only fish species found in its range and is used as bait for catching crayfish, an important source of food for the local population.

Habitat

demersal