Stenogobius

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Stenogobius is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae. 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]

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Stenogobius
Stenogobius ophthalmoporus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Stenogobius
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Gobius gymnopomus
Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms
  • Insularigobius Watson, 1991
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Stenogobius gymnopomus

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 28 recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

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