Glossogobius

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Glossogobius
Tank Goby (G. giuris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Glossogobius
T. N. Gill, 1859
Type species
Gobius platycephalus
J. Richardson, 1846
Synonyms
  • Aloricatogobius Munro, 1964
  • Cephalogobius Bleeker, 1874
  • Illana H. M. Smith & Seale, 1906
  • Stupidogobius Aurich, 1938

Glossogobius is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Glossogobius in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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