Pleurosicya is a genus of gobies native to reef environments of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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| Pleurosicya mossambica | |
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| Ghost Goby on Seapen (Pleurosicya boldinghi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Pleurosicya M. C. W. Weber, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913
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Species edit
As of 2024[update], FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid:[1]
- Pleurosicya annandalei Hornell & Fowler, 1922 (Scaly-nape goby)
- Pleurosicya australis Larson, 1990
- Pleurosicya bilobata (Koumans, 1941) (Bilobed ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Soft-coral goby)
- Pleurosicya carolinensis Larson, 1990 (Caroline Islands ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya coerulea Larson, 1990 (Blue-coral ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990 (Cling goby)
- Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, 1990 (Staghorn ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya labiata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barrel-sponge ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya larsonae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004
- Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971 (Michel's ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Toothy goby)
- Pleurosicya muscarum (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Ghost goby)
- Pleurosicya occidentalis Larson, 1990
- Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990 (Plicata ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya prognatha Goren, 1984 (Folded ghostgoby)
- Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984
- Pleurosicya spongicola Larson, 1990 (Sponge ghostgoby)
However, the validity of Pleurosicya sinaia as a taxon is heavily disputed, and it is generally considered to be a junior synonym of Pleurosicya mossambica.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Species of Pleurosicya". FishBase.. May 2024 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ronald; Golani, Daniel; Appelbaum-Golani, Brenda (30 June 2015). "First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 45 (2): 217–219. doi:10.3750/AIP2015.45.2.14.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Pleurosicya mossambica". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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