''Psammogobius'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Gobiidae found in the
Atlantic
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,
Indian
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and
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
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* '']Psammogobius biocellatus
The sleepy goby (''Psammogobius biocellatus'') is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae.
Description
''Psammogobius biocellatus'' is a goby which varies in colour from dark brown to blackish, marked with rows of small black spots along its f ...
'' (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) (Sleepy sandgoby)
* ''Psammogobius knysnaensis
''Psammogobius'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Gobiidae found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Psammogobius biocell ...
'' J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...
, 1935 (Knysna sandgoby)
* ''Psammogobius pisinnus
''Psammogobius pisinnus'', the sandslope goby, is a species of goby in the family Gobiidae from Australia and New Guinea.
Description
''Psammogobius pisinnus'' is a tiny pale species of goby, with a background colour of grey to whitish and mark ...
'' Allen, 2017 (Sandslope goby)[Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): ''Psammogobius viet'' sp. n. (Perciformes: Gobiidae), a new species of gobies from Nha Trang Bay, South China Sea. ''Biologiya Morya, 42 (2): 156-158.'']
References
Gobiidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith
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