Oxyurichthys

Oxyurichthys
Oxyurichthys cornutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Oxudercidae
Subfamily:Gobionellinae
Genus:Oxyurichthys
Bleeker, 1857
Type species
Gobius belosso
Bleeker, 1854
Synonyms

Gobiichthys Klunzinger, 1871
Paeneapocryptes Herre, 1927
Pselaphias Jordan & Seale, 1906

Oxyurichthys is a genus of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae, known commonly as arrowfin gobies. They are distributed in the tropical and subtropical Indian and Pacific Oceans; one species is also known from the western Atlantic Ocean.[1] Most species live in shallow waters under 10 meters deep over fine substrates such as silt.[1]

Species

Thee following species are currently recognized in this genus:[2]

  • Oxyurichthys amabalis Seale, 1914
  • Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876 (Scaly-nape tentacle goby)
  • Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Horned tentacle goby)
  • Oxyurichthys formosanus Nichols, 1958
  • Oxyurichthys guibei J.L.B. Smith, 1959
  • Oxyurichthys heisei Pezold, 1998
  • Oxyurichthys lemayi (J.L.B. Smith, 1947) (Lace goby)
  • Oxyurichthys lonchotus (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Speartail mudgoby)
  • Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) (Maned goby)
  • Oxyurichthys mindanensis (Herre, 1927)
  • Oxyurichthys notonema (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Threadfin mudgoby)
  • Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856) (Eyebrow goby)
  • Oxyurichthys papuensis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Frogface goby)
  • Oxyurichthys paulae Pezold, 1998 (Jester goby)
  • Oxyurichthys petersenii (Steindachner, 1893)
  • Oxyurichthys petersii (Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Oxyurichthys saru Tomiyama, 1936
  • Oxyurichthys stigmalophius ((Mead & J. E. Böhlke) (Spotfin goby)
  • Oxyurichthys takagi Pezold, 1998
  • Oxyurichthys tentacularis (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Oxyurichthys uronema (M.C.W. Weber, 1909) (Longtail tentacle goby)
  • Oxyurichthys viridis Herre, 1927
  • Oxyurichthys visayanus Herre, 1927

However, other authorities recognize the following 20 species in the genus:[3]

  • Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876 (Scaly-nape tentacle goby)
  • Oxyurichthys chinensis Pezold & Larson, 2015 [3]
  • Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Horned tentacle goby)
  • Oxyurichthys heisei Pezold, 1998 (Ribbon goby)
  • Oxyurichthys keiensis (J. L. B. Smith, 1938) (Kei goby) [3]
  • Oxyurichthys limophilus Pezold & Larson, 2015 [3]
  • Oxyurichthys lonchotus (Jenkins, 1903) (Spear-tail mudgoby)
  • Oxyurichthys longicauda (Steindachner, 1893) (Long-tail tentacle goby) [4]
  • Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) (Maned goby)
  • Oxyurichthys notonema (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Thread-fin mudgoby)
  • Oxyurichthys nuchalis (Barnard, 1927) [3]
  • Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856) (Eyebrow goby)
  • Oxyurichthys papuensis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Frog-face goby)
  • Oxyurichthys paulae Pezold, 1998 (Jester goby)
  • Oxyurichthys petersii (Klunzinger, 1871) [3]
  • Oxyurichthys rapa Pezold & Larson, 2015 [3]
  • Oxyurichthys stigmalophius (Mead & J. E. Böhlke, 1958) (Spot-fin goby)
  • Oxyurichthys takagi Pezold, 1998
  • Oxyurichthys tentacularis (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Oxyurichthys zeta Pezold & Larson, 2015 [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Pezold, F. (1998): Three new species of Oxyurichthys (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Copeia, 1998 (3): 687-695.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (208). Species of Oxyurichthys in FishBase. June 208 version.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pezold, F.L. & Larson, H.K. (2015). "A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species" (PDF). Zootaxa,. 3988 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1.
  4. ↑ Larson, H.K. & Pezold, F.L. (2016): The correct name for Oxyurichthys longicauda Steindachner and a few other errors. Zootaxa, 4066 (2): 171–172.
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