Scartelaos

Updated on Dec 29, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Gobiidae		Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Genus
Similar Boleophthalmus, Periophthalmodon, Apocryptes bato, Pseudapocryptes, Parapocryptes

scartelaos histophorus

Scartelaos is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Scartelaos cantoris (F. Day, 1871)

Scartelaos gigas Y. T. Chu & H. W. Wu, 1963

Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Walking goby)

Scartelaos tenuis (F. Day, 1876) (Indian Ocean slender mudskipper)

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