Amoya

Amoya is a genus of gobies in the family Gobiidae native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Amoya
Amoya madraspatensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Amoya
Herre, 1927
Type species
Gobius brevirostris
Günther, 1861
Synonyms
  • Mindorogobius Herre, 1945

Species

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

  • Amoya gracilis (Bleeker, 1875) (Bluespotted mangrovegoby)
  • Amoya madraspatensis (F. Day, 1868) (Manyband goby)
  • Amoya moloanus (Herre, 1927) (Barcheek Amoya)
  • Amoya signata (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Tusk goby)
  • Amoya veliensis (Geevarghese & John, 1982)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Amoya in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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