Biology:Microgobius

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Microgobius
Microgobius gulosus1.jpg
Clown goby Microgobius gulosus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Microgobius
Poey, 1876
Type species
Microgobius signatus
Poey, 1876
Synonyms
  • Xenogobius Metzelaar, 1919
  • Zalypnus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Microgobius is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.[1]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Microgobius brevispinis Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby)
  • Microgobius carri Fowler, 1945 (Seminole goby)
  • Microgobius crocatus Birdsong, 1968
  • Microgobius curtus Ginsburg, 1939
  • Microgobius cyclolepis C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Roundscale goby)
  • Microgobius emblematicus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Emblem goby)
  • Microgobius erectus Ginsburg, 1938 (Erect goby)
  • Microgobius gulosus (Girard, 1858) (Clown goby)
  • Microgobius meeki Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899
  • Microgobius microlepis Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (Banner goby)
  • Microgobius miraflorensis C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Miraflores goby)
  • Microgobius signatus Poey, 1876
  • Microgobius tabogensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Taboga goby)
  • Microgobius thalassinus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Green goby)
  • Microgobius urraca Tornabene, Van Tassell & D. R. Robertson, 2012 (Dark-finned sand goby)

References

Microgobius gulosus
  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microgobius in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q749442 entry