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Oxymetopon

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Oxymetopon
Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Oxymetopon
Bleeker, 1861
Type species
Oxymetopon typus
Bleeker, 1861

Oxymetopon is a genus of fish formerly classified in the family Microdesmidae but now classified in the Gobiidae.[1] They are native to the western Pacific Ocean. They are sometimes called ribbon-gobies.[2]

Species

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There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oxymetopon". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. ^ Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): Genus Oxymetopon (Microdesmidae: Ptereleotrinae) in the Coastal Areas of Province Khanh Hoa (Vietnam, South China Sea). Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (2): 175-180.