Ctenogobius

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Ctenogobius
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Ctenogobius boleosoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Ctenogobius
T. N. Gill, 1858
Type species
Ctenogobius fasciatus
T. N. Gill, 1858
Synonyms
  • SinogobiusC. K. Liu. 1940

Ctenogobius is a genus of gobies with a wide distribution in fresh, brackish and marine waters.

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ctenogobius in FishBase . June 2013 version.