Pterogobius
Pterogobius is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Pterogobius | |
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| Pterogobius elapoides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
| Genus: | Pterogobius T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius virgo Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
References
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pterogobius in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- Choi, Seung-Ho; Suk, Ho Young (2012). "The mechanisms leading to ontogenetic diet shift in a microcanivore,Pterogobius elapoides(Gobiidae)". Animal Cells and Systems. 16 (4): 343–349. doi:10.1080/19768354.2012.667002. S2CID 85147588.
- 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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