Biology:Kraemeria

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Kraemeria
Kraemeria samoensis.JPG
Kraemeria samoensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Kraemeria
Steindachner, 1906
Type species
Kraemeria samoensis
Steindachner, 1906
Synonyms
  • Psammichthys Regan, 1908
  • Vitreola D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906

Kraemeria is a genus of goby, formerly the type genus of the family Kraemeriidae, but now classified in the Gobiidae.[1] The species in this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.[2]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Kraemeria bryani L. P. Schultz, 1941 (Bryan's sand dart)
  • Kraemeria cunicularia Rofen, 1958 (Transparent sand dart)
  • Kraemeria galatheaensis Rofen, 1958 (Galathea sand dart)
  • Kraemeria merensis Whitley, 1935
  • Kraemeria nuda (Regan, 1908)
  • Kraemeria samoensis Steindachner, 1906 (Samoan sand dart)
  • Kraemeria tongaensis Rofen, 1958

References

  1. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Kraemeria in FishBase. August 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2556787 entry