Redigobius | |
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Redigobius bikolanus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
Genus: | Redigobius Herre, 1927 |
Type species | |
Gobius sternbergi H. M. Smith, 1902 | |
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Redigobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Oxudercidae, known commonly as dualspot gobies. [1] They are native to the western Indo-Pacific region, where they occur in estuaries and freshwater habitats just above the tidal influence. [2]
Some of these gobies are abundant fish species. The most widespread is the speckled goby (R. bikolanus), [2] which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa. [3] Some Redigobius are kept as aquarium pets. [2] The Fijian endemic Lever's goby (R. leveri) is featured on the ten-dollar bill in the 2013 series of Fijian currency. [4]
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus. [5]
Species include: