Microgobius

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Microgobius
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Clown goby Microgobius gulosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Microgobius
Poey, 1876
Type species
Microgobius signatus
Poey, 1876
Synonyms
  • XenogobiusMetzelaar, 1919
  • ZalypnusD. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Microgobius is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. [1]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

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Microgobius gulosus
  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microgobius in FishBase . June 2013 version.