Brachygobius xanthozonus

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Brachygobius xanthozonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Brachygobius
Species: B. xanthozonus
Binomial name
Brachygobius xanthozonus
(Bleeker, 1849)

Brachygobius xanthozona is a small (around 4 cm long) fresh and brackish water goby from Southeast Asia.[1]

[edit] Taxonomy

Brachygobius xanthozona is distinct from many of the other species in the genus Brachygobius and has been placed by some ichthyologists in the genus Hypogymnogobius.[2] It is very rare in the wild, and has not been imported as an aquarium fish, despite the widespread use of the name in the aquarium literature.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Brachygobius xanthozona". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Naomi Delventhal in Monks, Neale (2006): Brackish Water Fishes, pp 131-132, TFH Publishing. ISBN ISBN 0-7938-0564-3



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