Myersina

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Myersina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Myersina
Herre, 1934
Type species
Myersina macrostoma
Herre, 1934

Myersina is a genus of gobies found from the Atlantic coast of South Africa through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

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

  • Myersina adonis Shibukawa & Satapoomin, 2006 (Adonis shrimpgoby)
  • Myersina crocata (Wongratana, 1975) (Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby)
  • Myersina filifer (Valenciennes, 1837) (Filamentous shrimpgoby)
  • Myersina lachneri Hoese & Lubbock, 1982 (Lachner's shrimpgoby)
  • Myersina macrostoma Herre, 1934 (Bigmouth shrimpgoby)
  • Myersina nigrivirgata Akihito & Meguro, 1983 (Black-line shrimp-goby)
  • Myersina papuanus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
  • Myersina pretoriusi (J. L. B. Smith, 1958) (Pondoland sailfin goby)
  • Myersina yangii (T. R. Chen, 1960)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Myersina in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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