Paragobiodon
Appearance
(Redirected from Paragobiodon xanthosoma)
Paragobiodon | |
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Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus) hiding in a Pocillopora coral. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873 |
Type species | |
Gobius echinocephalus Rüppell, 1830
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Synonyms | |
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Paragobiodon is a genus of gobies native to reef habitats of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830) (Redhead goby)
- Paragobiodon lacunicolus (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) (Blackfin coral goby)
- Paragobiodon melanosomus (Bleeker, 1853) (Dark coral goby)
- Paragobiodon modestus (Regan, 1908) (Warthead goby)
- Paragobiodon xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1853) (Emerald coral goby)
Gallery
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Paragobiodon xanthosoma at North Sulawesi
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Paragobiodon xanthosoma at Rao west of Morotai Indonesia
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paragobiodon". FishBase. June 2013 version.