Lophogobius

Lophogobius is a small genus of gobies native to the Pacific and western Atlantic oceans.

Lophogobius
Crested goby Lophogobius cyprinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Lophogobius
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Gobius cristagalli
Valenciennes, 1837

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Lophogobius bleekeri Popta, 1921 (Dark mangrovegoby), alternatively classified as Dotsugobius bleekeri
  • Lophogobius cristulatus Ginsburg, 1939
  • Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas, 1770) (Crested goby)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Lophogobius in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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