Oxyurichthys papuensis

Oxyurichthys papuensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Oxyurichthys
Species:	O. papuensis
Binomial name
	Oxyurichthys papuensis; (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
	Gobius papuensis Valenciennes, 1837; Gobius belosso Bleeker, 1854; Oxyurichthys oculomirus Herre, 1927;

Oxyurichthys papuensis, commonly known as the frogface goby, is a species of goby found in the Indo-West Pacific, the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east to the tropical western Pacific. This species reaches a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).^[2]^[3]

References

^ Larson, H. (2019). "Oxyurichthys papuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T193100A2195204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T193100A2195204.en. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
^ Maugé, L.A. (1986). "Gobiidae". In J. Daget; J.-P. Gosse; D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.). Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 2. ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. pp. 358–388.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxyurichthys papuensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.

[1] Larson, H. (2019). "Oxyurichthys papuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T193100A2195204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T193100A2195204.en. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[2] Maugé, L.A. (1986). "Gobiidae". In J. Daget; J.-P. Gosse; D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.). Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 2. ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. pp. 358–388.

[3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxyurichthys papuensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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