Belobranchus
Belobranchus is a small genus of Eleotrid sleeper gobies from south-east Asia, New Guinea and the western Pacific.
Belobranchus | |
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Belobranchus belobranchus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Eleotridae |
Genus: | Belobranchus Bleeker, 1856 |
Type species | |
Eleotris quoyi Bleeker, 1856[1] |
Species
The genus was considered to be a monotypic taxon until the description of Belobranchus segura in 2012.[2]. The two species in the genus are:[3]
- Belobranchus belobranchus (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Belobranchus segura Keith, Hadiaty & Lord, 2012
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belobranchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belobranchus segura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Belobranchus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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