Schismatogobius

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Schismatogobius
Schismatogobius insignus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Schismatogobius
de Beaufort, 1912
Type species
Schismatogobius bruynisi
de Beaufort, 1912

Schismatogobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae. They are native to southern and eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.[1] Adults dwell in freshwater habitat such as streams and rivers, where they live along the sand and gravel substrates.[2]

These fish are not always obvious in the habitat, because they are small and cryptic. They lack scales and have variable color patterns, with no two individuals of a given species alike. Compared to those of females, the jaws of males are "hugely large".[3]

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus.[1] More species are known but have yet to be described.[2]

Species include:

  • Schismatogobius ampluvinculus I. S. Chen, K. T. Shao & L. S. Fang, 1995[4]
  • Schismatogobius bruynisi de Beaufort, 1912
  • Schismatogobius deraniyagalai Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989 (redneck goby)
  • Schismatogobius fuligimentus I. S. Chen, Séret, Pöllabauer & K. T. Shao, 2001[5]
  • Schismatogobius insignus (Herre, 1927)
  • Schismatogobius marmoratus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
  • Schismatogobius pallidus (Herre, 1934)
  • Schismatogobius roxasi Herre, 1936
  • Schismatogobius vanuatuensis Keith, Marquet & Watson, 2004[3] (Vanuatu schismatogobius)
  • Schismatogobius vitiensis A. P. Jenkins & Boseto, 2005[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Schismatogobius in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jenkins, A. and D. Boseto. (2005). Schismatogobius vitiensis: a new freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Fiji Islands. Ichthyol Explor Freshw 16, 75-82.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Keith, P., et al. (2004). Schismatogobius vanuatuensis, a new species of freshwater goby from Vanuatu, South Pacific. Cybium 28(3) 237-41.
  4. Chen, I. S., et al. (1995). A new species of freshwater goby, Schismatogobius ampluvinculus (Pisces, Gobiidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zoological Studies 34(3), 202-05.
  5. Chen, I. S., et al. (2001). Schismatogobius fuligimentus, a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from New Caledonia. Zoological Studies 40(2), 141-46.
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