Caragobius

Caragobius is a genus of gobies native to Asia and the western Pacific Ocean.

Caragobius
Caragobius urolepis illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Amblyopinae
Genus: Caragobius
Smith & Seale, 1906
Type species
Caragobius typhlops
Synonyms
  • Caragobioides H. M. Smith, 1945
  • Trypauchenophrys Franz, 1910

Species

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

  • Caragobius burmanicus (Hora, 1926) (Burmese geel goby)
  • Caragobius rubristriatus (Saville-Kent, 1889) (Red eelgoby)
  • Caragobius urolepis (Bleeker, 1852) (Scaleless worm goby)

References

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


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