Pleurosicya | |
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Pleurosicya mossambica | |
Ghost Goby on Seapen (Pleurosicya boldinghi) | |
Scientific 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
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Pleurosicya is a genus of gobies native to reef environments of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
As of 2024 [update], FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid: [1]
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]
Pleurosicya | |
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Pleurosicya mossambica | |
Ghost Goby on Seapen (Pleurosicya boldinghi) | |
Scientific 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.
As of 2024 [update], FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid: [1]
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]