Priolepis

Priolepis
Rusty Goby (P. hipoliti)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Priolepis
Valenciennes, 1837
Type species
Priolepis mica
Ehrenberg, 1837
Synonyms
  • Cingulogobius Herre, 1927
  • Cremornea Whitley, 1962
  • Pleurogobius Seale, 1910
  • Quisquilius D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Zonogobius Bleeker, 1874

Priolepis is a genus of gobies with a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Half-barred Goby (P. semidoliata)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Priolepis in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 Hoese, D. F. & Larson, H. K. (2010): Description of two new species of the genus Priolepis from the Indo-Pacific with redescription of Priolepis profunda and Priolepis psygmophilia. Ichthyological Research, 57 (4): 373-388
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