Biology:Lythrypnus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Lythrypnus
Bluebanded Gobies.jpg
Bluebanded Gobies Lythrypnus dalli, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, California.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Lythrypnus
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Type species
Gobius dalli
C. H. Gilbert 1890

Lythrypnus is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas including Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands.

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Lythrypnus alphigena W. A. Bussing, 1990
  • Lythrypnus brasiliensis D. W. Greenfield, 1988
  • Lythrypnus cobalus W. A. Bussing, 1990
  • Lythrypnus crocodilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) (Mahogany goby)
  • Lythrypnus dalli (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bluebanded goby)
  • Lythrypnus elasson J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Dwarf goby)
  • Lythrypnus gilberti (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) (Galapagos blue-banded goby)
  • Lythrypnus heterochroma Ginsburg, 1939 (Diphasic goby)
  • Lythrypnus insularis W. A. Bussing, 1990 (Distant goby)
  • Lythrypnus lavenbergi W. A. Bussing, 1990
  • Lythrypnus minimus Garzón & Acero P., 1988 (Pygmy goby)
  • Lythrypnus mowbrayi (T. H. Bean, 1906)
  • Lythrypnus nesiotes J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Island goby)
  • Lythrypnus okapia C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1964 (Okapi goby)
  • Lythrypnus phorellus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Convict goby)
  • Lythrypnus pulchellus Ginsburg, 1938 (Gorgeous goby)
  • Lythrypnus rhizophora (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) (Spotcheek goby)
  • Lythrypnus solanensis Acero P., 1981
  • Lythrypnus spilus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Bluegold goby)
  • Lythrypnus zebra (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Zebra goby)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Lythrypnus in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q282618 entry