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Favonigobius

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Gobiidae

Scientific name
  
Favonigobius

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Gobioidei

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Higher classification
  
Goby

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Lower classifications
  
Favonigobius reichei

sharp nosed sand goby favonigobius gymnauchen


Favonigobius is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters around the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Commonly called "sand gobies", this term more alternatively refers to the family Kraemeriidae, a relative of the true gobies.

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Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:

  • Favonigobius aliciae (Herre, 1936)
  • Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley, 1950 (exquisite sand goby)
  • Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860) (sharp-nosed sand goby)
  • Favonigobius lateralis (W. J. Macleay, 1881)
  • Favonigobius lentiginosus (J. Richardson, 1844)
  • Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) (blackthroat goby)
  • Favonigobius opalescens (Herre, 1936)
  • Favonigobius punctatus (H. S. Gill & P. J. Miller, 1990)
  • Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) (Indopacific tropical sand goby)
  • References

    Favonigobius Wikipedia