Ctenogobiops
Ctenogobiops | |
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Tangaroan shrimpgoby (C. tangaroai) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
Genus: | Ctenogobiops J. L. B. Smith, 1959 |
Type species | |
Ctenogobiops crocineus J. L. B. Smith, 1959
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Ctenogobiops is a genus of marine gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
They commonly live on sandy sea beds and are often found sharing burrows with small shrimp.
Species[]
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- (Herre, 1935) (Gold-streaked prawn-goby)
- Ctenogobiops crocineus J. L. B. Smith, 1959
- & , 1977 (Sandy prawn-goby)
- J. E. Randall, & , 2003
- (Fourmanoir, 1955) (Seychelles shrimpgoby)
- J. E. Randall, & , 2007
- & , 1977 (Gold-specked prawn-goby)
- Ctenogobiops tangaroai & , 1977 (Tangaroa shrimpgoby)
- J. E. Randall, & , 2003
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Ctenogobiops in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Categories:
- Ctenogobiops
- Gobiinae