Biology:Paragobiodon
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Short description: Genus of fishes
Paragobiodon | |
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Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus) hiding in a Pocillopora coral. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873 |
Type species | |
Gobius echinocephalus Rüppell, 1830
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Paragobiodon is a genus of gobies native to reef habitats of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830) (Redhead goby)
- Paragobiodon lacunicolus (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) (Blackfin coral goby)
- Paragobiodon melanosomus (Bleeker, 1853) (Dark coral goby)
- Paragobiodon modestus (Regan, 1908) (Warthead goby)
- Paragobiodon xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1853) (Emerald coral goby)
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Paragobiodon in FishBase. June 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q520288 entry
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