Hypseleotris cyprinoides

(Hypseleotris cyprinoides)

Description

Hypseleotris cyprinoides, the tropical carp-gudgeon or tropical bitterling-gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in fresh, brackish, and marine coastal waters from Africa through southern Asia to the Pacific Islands. This amphidromous species can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It has been extirpated from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion,

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Eleotridae
Genus:Hypseleotris
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