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Neogobius 
Neogobius melanostomus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Gobioidei Family: Gobiidae Subfamily: Benthophilinae Genus: Neogobius
Iljin, 1927Type species Neogobius fluviatilis
(Pallas, 1814)Synonyms - Apollonia Iljin, 1927
Neogobius is a genus of fish in the Gobiidae family. According to the modern classification[1][2], the genus contains four species:
- Neogobius caspius - Caspian goby
- Neogobius fluviatilis - Monkey goby
- Neogobius melanostomus - Round goby
- Neogobius pallasi - Caspian sand goby
References
- ^ Stepien C.A., Tumeo M.A. (2006): Invasion genetics of Ponto-Caspian gobies in the Great Lakes: a “cryptic” species, absence of founder effects, and comparative risk analysis. Biological Invasions, 8: 61–78.[1]
- ^ Neilson M.E., Stepien C.A. (2009) Escape from the Ponto-Caspian: Evolution and biogeography of an endemic goby species flock (Benthophilinae: Gobiidae: Teleostei). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52(1): 84-102.[2]
Categories:- Benthophilinae
- Neogobius
- Gobiidae stubs
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