Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Butidae Gudgeon gobies

Genus: Ophiocara

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Ophiocara cantoris
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Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
 
Ophiocara gigas
[Giant mud-gudgeon]
Photo by Ravelomanana, T.

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ophiocara macrolepidota (Bloch, 1792)
Photo by Ravelomanana, T.
 
Ophiocara macrolepidota
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Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Ophiocara macrostoma
[Dark-fin gudgeon]
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Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
 
Ophiocara ophicephalus
[Spangled gudgeon]
Photo by Keith, P.

Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes, 1837)
Photo by Keith, P.
 
Ophiocara porocephalum
[Northern mud gudgeon]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ophiocara cantoris Western Pacific 11 SL 1861
Ophiocara gigas Giant mud-gudgeon West Pacific 13.7 SL 2023
Ophiocara macrolepidota Africa 25 TL 1792
Ophiocara macrostoma Dark-fin gudgeon Northwest Pacific 9.6 SL 2023
Ophiocara ophicephalus Spangled gudgeon Indo-Pacific 19.3 SL 1837
Ophiocara porocephalum Northern mud gudgeon Indian Ocean. 34 TL 1837



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