Wirz's goby (Oxuderces wirzi) is a species of goby found in Oceania from Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.Jaafar, Z. & Parenti, L.R. (2016): Systematics of the mudskipper genus Oxuderces Eydoux & Souleyet 1848 (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) with resurrection from synonymy of O. nexipinnis (Cantor 1849). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 180 (1): 195-215.Kailola, P.J., 1991. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p.
Description This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The fish is named in honor of a "Dr. Wirz", who collected the type specimen., probably referring to Swiss anthropologist Paul Wirz (1892-1955).
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