Pleurosicya

Pleurosicya
Pleurosicya mossambica
Ghost Goby on Seapen (Pleurosicya boldinghi)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Pleurosicya M. C. W. Weber, 1913
Type species
Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913

Pleurosicya is a genus of gobies native to reef environments of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

As of 2024 ^[update] , FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid: ^[1]

• Pleurosicya annandalei Hornell & Fowler, 1922 (Scaly-nape goby)
• Pleurosicya australis Larson, 1990
• Pleurosicya bilobata (Koumans, 1941) (Bilobed ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Soft-coral goby)
• Pleurosicya carolinensis Larson, 1990 (Caroline Islands ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya coerulea Larson, 1990 (Blue-coral ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990 (Cling goby)
• Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, 1990 (Staghorn ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya labiata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barrel-sponge ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya larsonae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004
• Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971 (Michel's ghostgoby, also Stony coral ghostgoby ^[2] )
• Pleurosicya mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Toothy goby)
• Pleurosicya muscarum (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Ghost goby)
• Pleurosicya occidentalis Larson, 1990
• Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990 (Plicata ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya prognatha Goren, 1984 (Folded ghostgoby)
• Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984
• Pleurosicya spongicola Larson, 1990 (Sponge ghostgoby)

However, the validity of Pleurosicya sinaia as a taxon is heavily disputed, and it is generally considered to be a junior synonym of Pleurosicya mossambica. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pleurosicya". FishBase . May 2024 version.
2. Bray, Dianne J. "Pleurosicya micheli". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 17 Sep 2024.
3. Fricke, Ronald; Golani, Daniel; Appelbaum-Golani, Brenda (30 June 2015). "First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 45 (2): 217–219. doi: 10.3750/AIP2015.45.2.14 .
4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Pleurosicya mossambica". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 May 2024.