Paragobiodon
Genus of fishes
| Paragobiodon | |
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| Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus) hiding in a Pocillopora coral. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius echinocephalus Rüppell, 1830 | |
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Paragobiodon is a genus of gobies native to reef habitats of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830) (Redhead goby)
- Paragobiodon lacunicolus (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) (Blackfin coral goby)
- Paragobiodon melanosomus (Bleeker, 1853) (Dark coral goby)
- Paragobiodon modestus (Regan, 1908) (Warthead goby)
- Paragobiodon xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1853) (Emerald coral goby)
Gallery
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Paragobiodon xanthosoma at North Sulawesi -
Paragobiodon xanthosoma at Rao west of Morotai Indonesia
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Paragobiodon in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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