Mesogobius
Genus of fishes
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Mesogobius is a genus of Gobiidae, native to the basins of the Black and Caspian Seas.
| Mesogobius | |
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| Mesogobius batrachocephalus, the knout goby | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Mesogobius Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814 | |
Species
There are two or three recognized species in this genus:.[1][2]
- Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814) (Knout goby)
- Mesogobius nigronotatus (Kessler, 1877) (? = M. nonultimus)[2]
- Mesogobius nonultimus (Iljin, 1936)
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