Oxyurichthys auchenolepis

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Species:
O. auchenolepis
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis
Bleeker, 1876
Synonyms
  • Gobius petersenii Steindachner, 1893
  • Oxyurichthys amabalis Seale, 1914
  • Oxyurichthys petersenii (Steindachner, 1893)

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis, commonly known as the scaly-nape tentacle goby, is a species of goby found in the western central Pacific (China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, northern Australia). This species reaches a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Stiefel, K.M. (2024). "Oxyurichthys auchenolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T118353525A238996182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T118353525A238996182.en. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxyurichthys auchenolepis". FishBase. February 2015 version.