genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
and the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
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''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Quilon Formation of southwestern India.
Species
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:
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Acentrogobius caninus
''Acentrogobius caninus'', also known as the tropical sand goby or green-shouldered goby, is an amphidromous benthopelagic species of fish in the family Gobiidae
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of t ...
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1837 (Tropical sand goby)
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Acentrogobius cenderawasih
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Erdmann Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to:
Surname
*Carl Erdmann (1898—1945), German historian
*Eduard Erdmann (1896—1958), Baltic German pianist and composer
*Hans Otto Erdmann (1896–1944), member of the German resistance
*Hugo E ...
, 2012 (Cenderawasih goby)
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Acentrogobius chlorostigmatoides
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Acentrogobius cyanomos''
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Acentrogobius dayi'' Koumans, 1941 (Day's goby)
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Acentrogobius ennorensis
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
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Menon Menon may refer to:
People
*Menon (subcaste), an honorary title accorded to some members of the Nair community of Kerala, southern India; used as a surname by many holders of the title
Surnamed
*Menon (surname), the surname of several people
Give ...
Acentrogobius griseus
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Acentrogobius janthinopterus
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Acentrogobius limarius
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Erdmann Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to:
Surname
*Carl Erdmann (1898—1945), German historian
*Eduard Erdmann (1896—1958), Baltic German pianist and composer
*Hans Otto Erdmann (1896–1944), member of the German resistance
*Hugo E ...
Acentrogobius masoni
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Acentrogobius moloanus
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Acentrogobius nebulosus
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Acentrogobius pflaumii
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...
Kiener
Louis Charles Kiener (31 July 1799 – 24 July 1881) was a French malacologist born in Paris.
He was the author of the 12-volume ''Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle ...
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus
''Acentrogobius viridipunctatus'', or the Spotted green goby, is a species of goby found in brackish and salt water in the lower Chao Phraya River. It is the type species of the genus ''Acentrogobius
''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies nat ...
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...