Stenogobius

Stenogobius
Stenogobius ophthalmoporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Stenogobius
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Gobius gymnopomus
Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms
  • Insularigobius Watson, 1991

Stenogobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae. 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

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

References

  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, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Stenogobius in 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.
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