Pleurosicya

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Pleurosicya
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Pleurosicya mossambica
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Ghost Goby on Seapen (Pleurosicya boldinghi)
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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, FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid: [1]

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]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Species of 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.