Asterropteryx
| Asterropteryx | |
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| Miller's Damsel (A. ensifera) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Asterropteryx Rüppell, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Asterropterix semipunctatus Rüppell, 1830 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asterropteryx is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Asterropteryx atripes Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2002 (Yano’s starry goby)
- Asterropteryx bipunctata G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995 (Orange-spotted goby)
- Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker, 1874) (Miller's damsel)
- Asterropteryx ovata Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2007
- Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830 (Starry goby)
A starry goby Asterropteryx semipunctata.
- Asterropteryx senoui Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2007
- Asterropteryx spinosa (Goren, 1981)
- Asterropteryx striata G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995 (Eyebar spiny goby)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Asterropteryx in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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