Belobranchus belobranchus

Belobranchus belobranchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Belobranchus
Species:	B. belobranchus
Binomial name
Belobranchus belobranchus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
Eleotris belobrancha Valenciennes, 1837 Belobranchus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1856 Belobranchus quoyi Bleeker, 1856

Belobranchus belobranchus, the throat-spine gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae native to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji^[1] where it can be found in fresh and brackish water in coastal streams and estuaries. This species grows to a length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in). This species was the only known member of its genus,^[2] until Belobranchus segura was described in 2012.^[3]