Navigobius

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Navigobius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Navigobius
Hoese & Motomura, 2009
Type species
Navigobius dewa
Hoese & Motomura [1]

Navigobius is a genus of fish in the family Microdesmidae native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Navigobius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): Gobies (Gobioidei) of Soft Bottoms from Nha Trang and Van Phong Bays (South China Sea, Vietnam). Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (6): 799–817.
  3. Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Dita Cahyani, N.K. (2015): Navigobius vittatus, a new species of dartfish (Gobiidae: Ptereleotrinae) from Brunei Darussalam. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 17: 12–21.