Asterropteryx is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Asterropteryx
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Asterropteryx
Rüppell, 1830
Type species
Asterropterix semipunctatus
Rüppell, 1830

Species

edit

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

References

edit
  1. ^ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016): Asterropteryx profunda, a new species of goby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (4): 145-154.