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''Amoya'' is a genus of gobies in the family Gobiidae native to the
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and the western
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Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Amoya gracilis'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Amoya madraspatensis'' ( F. Day, 1868) (Manyband goby) * '' Amoya moloanus'' ( Herre, 1927) (Barcheek Amoya) * '' Amoya signata'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Tusk goby) * '' Amoya veliensis'' (Geevarghese & John, 1982)


References

Gobiinae {{Gobiidae-stub