Pterogobius
| Pterogobius | |
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| Pterogobius elapoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
| Genus: | T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius virgo Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
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Pterogobius is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae, family Oxudercidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pterogobius elapoides (Günther, 1872) – serpentine goby[2]
- Pterogobius virgo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) – maiden goby[3]
- Pterogobius zacalles D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
- Pterogobius zonoleucus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
References
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- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pterogobius". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Choi, Seung-Ho; Suk, Ho Young (2012). "The mechanisms leading to ontogenetic diet shift in a microcanivore, Pterogobius elapoides(Gobiidae)". Animal Cells and Systems. 16 (4): 343–349. doi:10.1080/19768354.2012.667002. S2CID 85147588.
- ^ Choi, S. H. and K. Gushima. (2002). Spot-fixed fin digging behavior in foraging of the benthophagous maiden goby, Pterogobius virgo (Perciformes: Gobiidae). Ichthyological Research 49(3), 286-90.
Further reading
- Kai, Y., et al. (2008). Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on molecular and morphological analyses. Gene 427, 7-18.