Empire Gudgeon


Description

Reference

IB2483

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Gudgeons - ELEOTRIDAE

Common Name

Empire Gudgeon

Scientific Name

Hypseleotris compressa

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Female Gudgeons lay adhesive eggs on rocks or other hard substrates and the male guards the eggs until they hatch, fanning them with his fins to ensure a flow of oxygenated water.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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