Pseudogobiopsis

Pseudogobiopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Oxudercidae
Subfamily:Gobionellinae
Genus:Pseudogobiopsis
Koumans, 1935
Type species
Gobiopsis oligactis
Bleeker, 1875

Pseudogobiopsis is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae. They are native to fresh and brackish waters of southern and southeastern Asia.[1] The genus is mainly distinguished by the number and arrangement of fin rays and spines, headpores, and sensory papillae, the large mouths of the males, a fleshy or bony flange on the pectoral girdle, and the shape of the genital papilla.[2]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References


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