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Ophieleotris aporos in Palau
Snakehead gudgeon

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Ophieleotris aporos   (Bleeker, 1854)
Family:	Eleotridae (Sleepers) , subfamily: Eleotrinae			picture (Opapo_u1.jpg) by Keith, P.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Snakehead gudgeon
Max. size:	20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9162); 19.4 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 171 g (Ref. 9162); max. published weight: 165.0 g
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 30°C; 18°N - 25°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 100,000)
Distribution:	Africa to Oceania: Madagascar to northern Australia and islands of Melanesia. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9
Biology:	Adults occur in streams, ponds and swamps, frequently in areas with dense plant growth (Ref. 5259). Also found in the sea and estuaries (Ref. 4833, 280). Mainly diurnal, and usually territorial. Adults feed mainly on aquatic insects and nymphs with lesser amounts of algae, other aquatic plants and small crustaceans
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Coates, D.. 1992. (Ref. 9162)
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Palau country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ps.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bright, G.R. and J.A. June, 1981
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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