Belobranchus segura
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Belobranchus |
| Species: | B. segura
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| Binomial name | |
| Belobranchus segura | |
Belobranchus segura is a species of eleotrid sleeper goby which has been found in Indonesia on Halmahera, in Papua Barat and also on the Solomon Islands.[2] It is an anadromous species in which the eggs are laid over rocky and gravel bottoms in freshwater streams. The free-swimming larvae then drift downstream to the sea where they undergo a planktonic stage before migrating up streams to mature and breed. It feeds on small crustaceans and fish.[3] The specific name honours the French hydrobiologist Gilles Segura for his contribution to the study of fish faunas.[4]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belobranchus segura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Belonbranchus segura". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Philippe Keith; Renny K Hadiaty & Clara Lord (2012). "A new species of Belobranchus (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae) from Indonesia". Cybium. 36 (3): 479–484.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order Gobiiformes: Families Rhyacichthyidae, Odontobutidae, Milyeringidae, Eleotridae, Butidae, and Thalasseleotrididae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 July 2018.