Biology:Asterropteryx

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Short description: Genus of fish

Asterropteryx
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Asterropteryx semipunctata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Asterropteryx
Rüppell, 1830
Type species
Asterropterix semipunctatus
Rüppell, 1830

Asterropteryx is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

  • Asterropteryx atripes Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2002 (Yano's starrygoby)
  • Asterropteryx bipunctata G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995 (Orange-spotted starrygoby)
  • Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker, 1874) (Miller's starrygoby)
  • Asterropteryx ovata Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2007 (Oval-spot starrygoby)
  • Asterropteryx profunda G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 [1]
  • Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830 (Starry goby)
  • Asterropteryx senoui Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2007 (Senou's starrygoby)
  • Asterropteryx spinosa (Goren, 1981) (Eye-bar starrygoby)
  • Asterropteryx striata G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995

References

  1. Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016): Asterropteryx profunda, a new species of goby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (4): 145-154.

Wikidata ☰ Q779161 entry