''Lophogobius'' is a small
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 the
Pacific and western
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
oceans.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Lophogobius cristulatus''
Ginsburg, 1939
* ''
Lophogobius cyprinoides
''Lophogobius cyprinoides'', commonly known as the crested goby, is a small fish that is widespread throughout the western Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The crested goby is a small but stout fish, reaching a maximum length of .
Its body appears c ...
''
( Pallas, 1770) (Crested goby)
References
Gobiidae
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