Giuris margaritaceus
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| image = Bugwan, Hypseleotris agilis Herre 1927 by P. Bravo.jpg
| image2 = Guiris margaritacea.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Giuris
| species = margaritaceus
| authority = (Valenciennes, 1837)
| synonyms =
- Eleotris margaritacea Valenciennes, 1837
- Eleotris aporos Bleeker, 1854
- Ophieleotris aporos (Bleeker, 1854)
- Ophiocara aporos (Bleeker, 1854)
- Eleotris hoedtii Bleeker, 1854
- Eleotris vanicolensis Sauvage, 1880
- Eleotris planiceps Macleay, 1883
- Eleotris aporocephalus Macleay, 1884
- Hypseleotris agilis Herre, 1927
- Ophieleotris agilis (Herre, 1927)
- Giuris margaritacea Valenciennes, 1837
}}
Giuris margaritaceus, the snakehead gudgeon, Aporos sleeper, or ornate sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters from Madagascar to Melanesia. This species grows to a total length of {{cvt|29|cm|in}} with a maximum recorded weight of {{cvt|171|g|oz}}. This species is important to the local peoples as a food fish.{{FishBase species |genus= Giuris|species= margaritaceus | month = August | year = 2019}}
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External links
- [http://fishbase.org/images/HiRes_Pics/hr_Gimar_u1.jpg Photograph]
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Category:Fish described in 1837
Category:Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
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