Lubricogobius

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Lubricogobius
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Lubricogobius exiguus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Lubricogobius
S. Tanaka (I), 1915
Type species
Lubricogobius exiguous
Tanaka, 1915 [1]
Synonyms

Gobiodonella Lindberg, 1934

Lubricogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lubricogobius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. Allen, G.R. (2015): Lubricogobius nanus, a new species of goby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from eastern Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 17: 1-11.
  3. Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016): Lubricogobius tunicatus, a new species of goby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and the first record of L. ornatus from the East Indies. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 24: 24–34.