Biology:Psammogobius

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Psammogobius
Psammogobius biocellatus.png
Psammogobius biocellatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Psammogobius
J. L. B. Smith, 1935
Type species
Psammogobius knysnaensis
J. L. B. Smith, 1935

Psammogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Sleepy sandgoby)
  • Psammogobius knysnaensis J. L. B. Smith, 1935 (Knysna sandgoby)
  • Psammogobius pisinnus Allen, 2017 (Sandslope goby)[2]
  • Psammogobius viet Prokofiev, 2016[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Psammogobius in FishBase. June 2017 version.
  2. Gerald R. Allen (2017). "Psammogobius pisinnus, a new species of reef goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and Australia". Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 26: 80–85. https://zenodo.org/record/571211. 
  3. Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): Psammogobius viet sp. n. (Perciformes: Gobiidae), a new species of gobies from Nha Trang Bay, South China Sea. Biologiya Morya, 42 (2): 156-158.

Wikidata ☰ Q371700 entry