Gobiopterus Explained

Gobiopterus is a genus of gobies native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the coastal areas around the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

• Gobiopterus birtwistlei (Herre, 1935)
• Gobiopterus brachypterus (Bleeker, 1855)
• Gobiopterus chuno (F. Hamilton, 1822)
• Gobiopterus lacustris (Herre, 1927) (Lacustrine goby)
• Gobiopterus macrolepis (T. Y. Cheng, 1965)
• Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre, 1944)
• Gobiopterus panayensis (Herre, 1944)
• Gobiopterus semivestitus (Munro, 1949)
• Gobiopterus smithi (Menon & Talwar, 1973)
• Gobiopterus stellatus (Herre, 1927) (Dwarf freshwater goby)