Giant bully | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Gobiomorphus |
Species: | G. gobioides
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Binomial name | |
Gobiomorphus gobioides (
Valenciennes, 1837)
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Synonyms | |
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The giant bully (Gobiomorphus gobioides), tītarakura, or tīpokopoko ( Māori), is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to New Zealand. [2] [3] [4]
This is the largest species of bully and it can reach more than 25 cm (10 in) in length, but most are 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in). [1] [5] Adults are generally found near the coast in freshwater, tidal or estuarine habitats. [1] [5] The breeding behavior is poorly known, but the species is considered diadromous and it is suspected that the larvae spend time in the sea. [1] [5]
It is very similar to the common bully (which can reach up to 15 cm or 5.9 in), but it has six dorsal spines, where the common bully usually has seven. [5]
Giant bully | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Gobiomorphus |
Species: | G. gobioides
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Binomial name | |
Gobiomorphus gobioides (
Valenciennes, 1837)
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Synonyms | |
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The giant bully (Gobiomorphus gobioides), tītarakura, or tīpokopoko ( Māori), is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to New Zealand. [2] [3] [4]
This is the largest species of bully and it can reach more than 25 cm (10 in) in length, but most are 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in). [1] [5] Adults are generally found near the coast in freshwater, tidal or estuarine habitats. [1] [5] The breeding behavior is poorly known, but the species is considered diadromous and it is suspected that the larvae spend time in the sea. [1] [5]
It is very similar to the common bully (which can reach up to 15 cm or 5.9 in), but it has six dorsal spines, where the common bully usually has seven. [5]