Mugilogobius

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Mugilogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine water of the Indo-Pacific region. Several of the freshwater species have highly restricted distributions.[1]

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Mugilogobius
Mugilogobius abei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Mugilogobius
Smitt, 1900
Type species
Ctenogobius abei
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Synonyms

Ellogobius Whitley, 1933
Vaimosa Jordan & Seale, 1906
Waiteopsis Whitley, 1930
Weberogobius Koumans, 1953

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Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Synonyms
  • Mugilogobius durbanensis (Barnard, 1927); valid as M. mertoni (Durban mangrove goby)
  • Mugilogobius karatunensis (Aurich, 1938); valid as M. cavifrons
  • Mugilogobius nuicocensis V. H. Nguyễn & V. B. Vo, 2005; valid as M. myxodermus
  • Mugilogobius paludis (Whitley, 1930); valid as M. platynotus
  • Mugilogobius tagala (Herre, 1927); valid as M. cavifrons
  • Mugilogobius zebra (Aurich, 1938); valid as M. chulae

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