Pleurosicya

Genus of fishes

Pleurosicya
Pleurosicya mossambica
Ghost Goby on Seapen (Pleurosicya boldinghi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pleurosicya
M. C. W. Weber, 1913
Type species
Pleurosicya boldinghi
M. C. W. Weber, 1913

Pleurosicya is a genus of gobies native to reef environments of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

As of 2024[update], FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid:[1]

  • Pleurosicya annandalei Hornell & Fowler, 1922 (Scaly-nape goby)
  • Pleurosicya australis Larson, 1990
  • Pleurosicya bilobata (Koumans, 1941) (Bilobed ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Soft-coral goby)
  • Pleurosicya carolinensis Larson, 1990 (Caroline Islands ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya coerulea Larson, 1990 (Blue-coral ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990 (Cling goby)
  • Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, 1990 (Staghorn ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya labiata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barrel-sponge ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya larsonae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004
  • Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971 (Michel's ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Toothy goby)
  • Pleurosicya muscarum (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Ghost goby)
  • Pleurosicya occidentalis Larson, 1990
  • Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990 (Plicata ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya prognatha Goren, 1984 (Folded ghostgoby)
  • Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984
  • Pleurosicya spongicola Larson, 1990 (Sponge ghostgoby)

However, the validity of Pleurosicya sinaia as a taxon is heavily disputed, and it is generally considered to be a junior synonym of Pleurosicya mossambica.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Species of Pleurosicya". FishBase.. May 2024 version.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ronald; Golani, Daniel; Appelbaum-Golani, Brenda (30 June 2015). "First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 45 (2): 217–219. doi:10.3750/AIP2015.45.2.14.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Pleurosicya mossambica". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Pleurosicya
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