Oxyurichthys


Oxyurichthys is a genus of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae, commonly known as arrowfin gobies. They are distributed in the tropical and subtropical Indian and Pacific Oceans; one species is also known from the western Atlantic Ocean. Most species live in shallow waters under 10 meters deep over fine substrates such as silt.

Species

The following 22 species are recognized in the genus Oxyurichthys:Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876 Oxyurichthys chinensis Frank Lorenzo [Pezold III|Pezold] & Larson, 2015Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 Oxyurichthys heisei Pezold, 1998Oxyurichthys keiensis Oxyurichthys limophilus Pezold & Larson, 2015Oxyurichthys lonchotus Oxyurichthys longicauda Oxyurichthys microlepis Oxyurichthys notonema Oxyurichthys nuchalis Oxyurichthys omanensis Zarei, Al Jufaili and Esmaeili, 2022Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema Oxyurichthys papuensis Oxyurichthys paulae Pezold, 1998 Oxyurichthys petersii Oxyurichthys rapa Pezold & Larson, 2015Oxyurichthys saru Tomiyama, 1936Oxyurichthys stigmalophius Oxyurichthys takagi Pezold, 1998Oxyurichthys tentacularis Oxyurichthys zeta Pezold & Larson, 2015
;SynonymsOxyurichthys guibei J.L.B. Smith, 1959; valid as O. lonchotusOxyurichthys lemayi ; valid as O. notonema Oxyurichthys mindanensis ; valid as O. notonemaOxyurichthys uronema ; valid as O. longicauda Oxyurichthys viridis Herre, 1927; valid as O. ophthalmonemaOxyurichthys visayanus Herre, 1927; valid as ''O. lonchotus''