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Synechogobius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gobiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Synechogobius T. N. Gill, 1863

Synechogobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae. They are native to fresh, marine and brackish waters along the Pacific coasts of China, Japan and Korea. S. hasta is an edible species of commercial importance.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Synechogobius hasta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Javelin goby)
  • Synechogobius ommaturus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Asian freshwater goby, spottedtail goby)

    • References

    Synechogobius Wikipedia
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