Genus Redigobius


Summary:
The genus Redigobius occurs throughout the Indo-west Pacific, in estuarine to fresh water habitats, with R. bikolanus being the most widespread species.
Redigobius can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin rays I,6-8; anal-fin rays I,6-7; modally with one more ray in second dorsal fin than in anal fin; 17 segmented caudal rays; sensory canals on head with complete oculoscapular and preopercular canals and pores; sensory papillae arranged in longitudinal pattern, jaws terminal, males usually with enlarged mouths; 11-12 precaudal and 14-16 caudal vertebrae and usually three or four anal-fin pterygiophores before first caudal haemal spine (Larson 2010).
Author: Bray, D.J. 2017

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Redigobius in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/genus/1293

References


Larson, H.K. 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), and its systematic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. 62: 1-233.

Larson, H.K. & E.O. Murdy. 2001. Families Eleotridae, Gobiidae (pp. 3574-3603). In: Carpenter, K.E. & T.H. Niem. (eds) 2001. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.

Larson, H.K. 2010. A review of the gobiid fish genus Redigobius (Teleostei: Gobionellinae), with description of two new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 21(2): 123-191.

Pezold, F. 2011. Systematics of Gobionellidae. Chapter 1.6, pp. 87-97. In: Patzner, R.A., J.L. van Tassell, M. Kovacic & B.G. Kapoor (eds). The Biology of Gobies. CRC Press, Science Publishers.