Redigobius Explained

Redigobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Oxudercidae, known commonly as dualspot gobies.^[1] They are native to the western Indo-Pacific region, where they occur in estuaries and freshwater habitats just above the tidal influence.^[2]

Some of these gobies are abundant fish species. The most widespread is the speckled goby (R. bikolanus),^[2] which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa. Some Redigobius are kept as aquarium pets.^[2] The Fijian endemic Lever's goby (R. leveri) is featured on the ten-dollar bill in the 2013 series of Fijian currency.^[3]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus.

Species include:

• Redigobius amblyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1878)
• Redigobius balteatops (J. L. B. Smith, 1959) (bull goby)
• Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935) (rhinohorn goby)
• Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927) (speckled goby)
• Redigobius chrysosoma (Bleeker, 1875) (spotfin goby)
• Redigobius dewaali (M. C. W. Weber, 1897) (checked goby)
• Redigobius dispar (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
• Redigobius isognathus (Bleeker, 1878)
• Redigobius lekutu Larson, 2010^[2]
• Redigobius leveri (Fowler, 1943) (Lever's goby)
• Redigobius macrostoma (Günther, 1861) (large-mouth goby)
• Redigobius nanus Larson, 2010^[2]
• Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort, 1913)
• Redigobius penango (Popta, 1922)
• Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker, 1854) (Roemer's goby)

Notes and References

1. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Redigobius Redigobius.
2. Larson, H. K. . 2010. A review of the gobiid fish genus Redigobius (Teleostei: Gobionellinae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 21. 2. 123-91.
3. Jenkins, A. P. Fiji freshwater fish graces new 10-dollar bill: Bringing freshwater fish into the popular consciousness. Saving Freshwater Fishes and Habitats: Newsletter of the IUCN SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. Issue 2. June, 2013. pg. 10.