Species profile—Giuris margaritacea (snakehead gudgeon)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Eleotridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=eleotridae ) (gudgeons and sleepers) → Giuris margaritacea (snakehead gudgeon)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26951&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26951&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26951 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Eleotridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=eleotridae ) (gudgeons and sleepers)
Scientific name
Giuris margaritacea (Valenciennes, 1837)
Common name
snakehead gudgeon
WildNet taxon ID
26951
Synonym(s)
Giurus margaritacea
Eleotris margaritacea
Ophieleotris margaritacea
Ophieleotris aporos
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26951 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26951 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.