Calumia

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Calumia
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Calumia godeffroyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Calumia
J. L. B. Smith, 1958
Type species
Calumia biocellata
J. L. B. Smith, 1958 [1]

Calumia is a genus of fishes in the family Eleotridae native to the marine waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are: [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Calumia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Calumia in FishBase . April 2013 version.