Biology:Thorogobius

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Thorogobius
Thorogobius ephippiatus.jpg
Thorogobius ephippiatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Thorogobius
P. J. Miller, 1969
Type species
Gobius ephippiatus
R. T. Lowe, 1839

Thorogobius is a genus of gobies native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

Species

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

  • Thorogobius alvheimi Sauberer, Iwamoto & Ahnelt, 2018 (Alvheim's goby)
  • Thorogobius angolensis (Norman, 1935)
  • Thorogobius ephippiatus (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Leopard-spotted goby)
  • Thorogobius laureatus Sauberer, Iwamoto & Ahnelt, 2018 (Laurelled goby)
  • Thorogobius macrolepis (Kolombatović, 1891) (Large-scaled goby)
  • Thorogobius rofeni P. J. Miller, 1988

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Thorogobius in FishBase. December 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q383505 entry