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Stenogobius

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Stenogobius
Stenogobius ophthalmoporus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Stenogobius
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Gobius gymnopomus
Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms
  • Insularigobius Watson, 1991
Stenogobius gymnopomus

Stenogobius is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae. They are native to fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are known commonly as coastal stream gobies.[1]

The genus is divided into two subgenera. Subgenus Stenogobius have varied coloration and scale arrangements, and Insularigobius species are strongly sexually dimorphic.[2]

Species

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There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Stenogobius. Atlas of Living Australia.
  2. ^ Keith, P., et al. (2002). Stenogobius (Insularigobius) yateiensis, a new species of freshwater goby from New Caledonia (Teleostei: Gobioidei). Bull Franc Peche Pisc 364, 187-96.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stenogobius". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ Keith, P. and G. Marquet, G. (2006). Stenogobius (Insularigobius) keletaona, a new species of freshwater goby from Futuna Island (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Cybium 30(2), 139-43.
  5. ^ Teardrop goby – Stenogobius psilosinionus. WetlandInfo. Queensland Government.