Grallenia Explained

Grallenia is a genus of gobies native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

• Grallenia arenicola Shibukawa & Iwata, 2007
• Grallenia baliensis G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Bali goby) ^[1]
• Grallenia compta G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2017 (Ornamented goby) ^[2]
• Grallenia dimorpha G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2017 (Dimorphic goby) ^[2]
• Grallenia lauensis G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2017 (Lau goby) ^[2]
• Grallenia lipi Shibukawa & Iwata, 2007 (Filamented pygmy sand-goby)
• Grallenia rubrilineata G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2017 (Red-stripe goby) ^[2]
• Grallenia solomonensis G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2017 (Solomons goby) ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. .
2. Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2017): Description of five new species of marine gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the genus Grallenia from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 27: 20–47.