Rhyacichthyidae
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This article is about the family collectively known as 'loach gobies'. For the particular species known as the 'loach goby', see Loach goby.
| Loach gobies | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Rhyacichthyidae |
| Genera | |
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Protogobius | |
The Rhyacichthyidae or loach gobies are a small family of perciform fish in two genera and three species. They inhabit marine and fresh water in Oceania and the eastern Pacific.
Species
- Genus Protogobius
- Protogobius attiti Watson & Pöllabauer, 1998
- Genus Rhyacichthys
- Rhyacichthys aspro (Valenciennes, 1837) - loach goby
- Rhyacichthys guilberti Dingerkus & Séret, 1992
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Rhyacichthyidae" in FishBase. April 2011 version.
- Encyclopedia of Life, Family Rhyacichthyidae
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