''Chaeturichthys'' is a
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
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
native to the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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* '' Chaeturichthys jeoni'' ]Shibukawa
is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,098 in 32,439 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Shibukawa is the location of Ikaho Onsen, a popular hot spring resort.
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& Iwata, 2013[Shibukawa, K. & Iwata, A. (2013): Review of the East Asian Gobiid Genus ''Chaeturichthys'' (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobioidei), with Description of a New Species. ''Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 7: 31–51.'']
* '' Chaeturichthys stigmatias'' J. Richardson, 1844 (Branded goby)
References
Gobionellinae
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