Biology:Belobranchus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Belobranchus
Belobranchus belobranchus (Valenciennes 1837) by P. Bravo.jpg
Belobranchus belobranchus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Belobranchus
Bleeker, 1856
Type species
Eleotris quoyi
Bleeker, 1856[1]

Belobranchus is a small genus of Eleotrid sleeper gobies from south-east Asia, New Guinea and the western Pacific.

Species

The genus was considered to be a monotypic taxon until the description of Belobranchus segura in 2012.[2] The two species in the genus are:[3]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q2619260 entry