Acanthogobius

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Acanthogobius
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Yellowfin Goby (A. flavimanus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Acanthogobius
T. N. Gill, 1859
Type species
Gobius flavimanus
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Acanthogobius is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of eastern Asia.

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Species

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

Summary

Body relatively large, head moderately long, triangular in cross-section, eyes close together near top of head; mouth terminal, oblique, reaching almost to below middle of eye.

A brownish goby with darker mottling on the back and cheek, and a thin dark diagonal line from eye to rear margin of jaws. Midsides with 6-8 irregular darker blotches, and a dark round spot at the base of the tail. Upper part of pectoral-fin base with a short horizontal dark bar. Dorsal and caudal fin with fine speckled lines, pectoral fins yellow.

Accidentally introduced to Australia and California when juveniles or larvae were transported in ship's ballast water which was released in ports of call. [2]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Acanthogobius in FishBase . April 2015 version.
  2. "Acanthogobius". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.