''Lythrypnus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
including
Cocos Island
Cocos Island ( es, Isla del Coco) is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. It constitutes the 11th of the 13 districts of Puntarenas Canton of the Province of Puntarena ...
and the
Galapagos Islands.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this genus:
* ''
Lythrypnus alphigena''
W. A. Bussing, 1990
* ''
Lythrypnus brasiliensis''
D. W. Greenfield, 1988
* ''
Lythrypnus cobalus''
W. A. Bussing, 1990
* ''
Lythrypnus crocodilus''
( Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) (Mahogany goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus dalli
''Lythrypnus dalli'', commonly known as the blue-banded goby or Catalina goby, is a species of goby. It is native to the eastern Pacific where it is found from Monterey Bay, California to northern Peru, including the Gulf of California. It can b ...
''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bluebanded goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus elasson''
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Dwarf goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus gilberti''
( Heller & Snodgrass
The family name Snodgrass is said to originate from lands in the parish of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, known as Snodgrasse, or Snodgers, at a bend in the River Garnock at 55°38' north, 4°42' west, which were rented out in plots. Both forms are ...
, 1903) (Galapagos blue-banded goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus heterochroma''
Ginsburg, 1939 (Diphasic goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus insularis''
W. A. Bussing, 1990 (Distant goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus lavenbergi''
W. A. Bussing, 1990
* ''
Lythrypnus minimus''
Garzón & Acero P., 1988 (Pygmy goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus mowbrayi
''Lythrypnus'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas including Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Lythrypnus alphigena'' W. A. ...
''
( T. H. Bean, 1906)
* ''
Lythrypnus nesiotes''
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Island goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus okapia''
C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1964 (Okapi goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus phorellus''
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Convict goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus pulchellus''
Ginsburg, 1938 (Gorgeous goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus rhizophora''
( Heller & Snodgrass
The family name Snodgrass is said to originate from lands in the parish of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, known as Snodgrasse, or Snodgers, at a bend in the River Garnock at 55°38' north, 4°42' west, which were rented out in plots. Both forms are ...
, 1903) (Spotcheek goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus solanensis''
Acero P., 1981
* ''
Lythrypnus spilus''
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Bluegold goby)
* ''
Lythrypnus zebra''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Zebra goby)
References
Gobiidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
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