''Tigrigobius'' is a
genus of small, often strikingly colored
gobies native to warmer parts of the east
Pacific and west
Atlantic, including the
Gulf of California and
Caribbean
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. They were formerly included in ''
Gobiosoma
''Gobiosoma'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of the Americas.
Species
Several additional species were formerly included in this ''Gobiosoma'', but these have been moved to ''Elacatinus'' and '' Tigrigobius''. Th ...
''. Some species of ''Tigrigobius'' are known to act as
cleaners.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Tigrigobius digueti''
Pellegrin, 1901 (Banded cleaner goby)
* ''
Tigrigobius dilepis''
C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1964 (Orangesided goby)
[
* '' Tigrigobius gemmatum'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Frecklefin goby) ][
* '' Tigrigobius harveyi'' ]Victor
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
, 2014 (Cayman greenbanded goby) [Victor, B.C. (2014): Three new endemic cryptic species revealed by DNA barcoding of the gobies of the Cayman Islands (Teleostei: Gobiidae). ''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 12: 25-60''.]
* '' Tigrigobius janssi'' W. A. Bussing, 1981 (Spotback goby)
* '' Tigrigobius limbaughi'' Hoese & Reader, 2001 (Widebanded cleaning goby)
* '' Tigrigobius macrodon'' Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928 (Tiger goby)
* '' Tigrigobius multifasciatus'' Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1876 (Greenbanded goby) [
* '' Tigrigobius nesiotes'' W. A. Bussing, 1990
* '' Tigrigobius pallens'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Semiscaled goby) ][
* '' Tigrigobius panamensis'' ]Victor
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
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Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
, 2010 (Panamanian greenbanded goby) [
* '' Tigrigobius rubrigenis'' ]Victor
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
, 2010 (Redcheek goby) [
* '' Tigrigobius saucrum'' C. R. Robins, 1960 (Leopard goby) ][
* '' Tigrigobius zebrella'' C. R. Robins, 1958 (Zebrette goby)
]
References
Gobiidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by William Beebe
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