Mugilogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine water of the Indo-Pacific region. Several of the freshwater species have highly restricted distributions.[1]

Mugilogobius
Mugilogobius abei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Mugilogobius
Smitt, 1900
Type species
Ctenogobius abei
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Synonyms

Ellogobius Whitley, 1933
Vaimosa Jordan & Seale, 1906
Waiteopsis Whitley, 1930
Weberogobius Koumans, 1953

Species

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There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mugilogobius". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ Huang, S.-P., Shen, C.-N. & Chen, I-S. (2015): The complete mitochondrial genome of the Abe’s mangrove goby Mugilogobius abei (Teleostei, Gobiidae). Mitochondrial DNA: The Journal of DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis, 26 (1): 143-144.
  3. ^ Huang, S.-P., Chen, I-S., Yung, M.M.N. & Shao, K.-T. (2016): The Recognition and Molecular Phylogeny of Mugilogobius mertoni Complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with Description of a New Cryptic Species M. flavomaculatus from Taiwan. Zoological Studies, 55 (39): 1-16.
  4. ^ Larson, H.K., Geiger, M.F., Hadiaty, R.K. & Herder, F. (2014): Mugilogobius hitam, a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Gobiidae) from Lake Towuti, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62: 718–725.