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Drombus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gobiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Drombus fishesofaustralianetauImagesImageDrombGlobice

Similar
  
Callogobius, Sand gobies, Acentrogobius, Istigobius

Drombus is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

  • Drombus bontii (Bleeker, 1849) (Occasional-shrimp goby)
  • Drombus dentifer (Hora, 1923) (Yellow drombus)
  • Drombus globiceps (Hora, 1923) (Kranji drombus)
  • Drombus halei Whitley, 1935 (Hale's drombus)
  • Drombus key (J. L. B. Smith, 1947) (Key goby)
  • Drombus lepidothorax Whitley, 1945 (White-edge drombus)
  • Drombus ocyurus (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907) (Bluemarked drombus)
  • Drombus palackyi D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905
  • Drombus simulus (J. L. B. Smith, 1960) (Pinafore goby)
  • Drombus triangularis (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Brown drombus)

    • Drombus kranjiensis (originally described as Ctenogobius kranjiensis) and Drombus whitleyi are now regarded as junior synonyms of Drombus globiceps and Bathygobius fuscus, respectively. Drombus clarki, Drombus irrasus, Drombus maculipinnis, Drombus plumatus, and Drombus tutuilae have been transferred to the genus Callogobius.

    References

    Drombus Wikipedia
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