Pterogobius
| Pterogobius | |
|---|---|
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| Pterogobius elapoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Pterogobius T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius virgo Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | |
Pterogobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pterogobius elapoides (Günther, 1872) – serpentine goby[2]
- Pterogobius virgo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) – maiden goby[3]
- Pterogobius zacalles D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
- Pterogobius zonoleucus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
References
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- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Pterogobius in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Choi, S. H. and H. Y. Suk. (2012). The mechanisms leading to ontogenetic diet shift in a microcanivore, Pterogobius elapoides (Gobiidae). Animal Cells and Systems 16(4), 343-49.
- ↑ Choi, S. H. and K. Gushima. (2002). Spot-fixed fin digging behavior in foraging of the benthophagous maiden goby, Pterogobius virgo (Perciformes: Gobiidae). Ichthyological Research 49(3), 286-90.
Further reading
- Kai, Y., et al. (2008). Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on molecular and morphological analyses. Gene 427, 7-18.
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