Belobranchus

Belobranchus
Belobranchus belobranchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Belobranchus
Bleeker, 1856
Type species
Eleotris quoyi
Bleeker, 1856

Belobranchus is a small genus of Eleotrid sleeper gobies from south-east Asia, New Guinea and the western Pacific.

Species

The genus was considered to be a monotypic taxon until the description of Belobranchus segura in 2012. The two species in the genus are:

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belobranchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belobranchus segura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belobranchus". FishBase. February 2018 version.