Schismatogobius

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Schismatogobius
Schismatogobius insignus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Schismatogobius
de Beaufort, 1912
Type species
Schismatogobius bruynisi
de Beaufort, 1912

Schismatogobius is a genus of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae. They are native to southern and eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.[1] Adults dwell in freshwater habitat such as streams and rivers, where they live along the sand and gravel substrates.

These fish are not always obvious in the habitat, because they are small and cryptic. They lack scales and have variable color patterns, with no two individuals of a given species alike. Compared to those of females, the jaws of males are "hugely large".[1]

Species[edit]

The 20 recognized species in this genus are:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Schismatogobius in FishBase. June 2017 version.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Keith, P., Lord, C. & Larson, H.K. (2017): Review of Schismatogobius (Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea to Samoa, with description of seven new species. Cybium, 41 (1): 45-66.
  3. ^ a b c d Keith, P., Lord, C., Darhuddin, H., Limmon, G., Sukmono, T., Hadiaty, R. & Hubert, N. (2017): Schismatogobius (Gobiidae) from Indonesia, with description of four new species. Cybium, 41 (2): 195-211.
  4. ^ Maeda, K., Saeki, T., Shinzato, C., Koyanagi, R. & Satoh, N. (2017): Review of Schismatogobius (Gobiidae) from Japan, with the description of a new species. Ichthyological Research, 65 (1): 56-77.