Rhinogobius


Rhinogobius is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but R. duospilus is fairly widely traded as an aquarium fish.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
In addition, there are four undescribed species in Japan awaiting further study:
  • Rhinogobius sp. 'BB' "Blue Belly" Aobara-yoshinobori
  • Rhinogobius sp. 'KZ' Kazusa-yoshinobori
  • Rhinogobius sp. 'OM' Oumi-yoshinobori
  • Rhinogobius sp. 'OR' Tou-yoshinobori
  • Rhinogobius sp. 'MO' "Mosaic" Aya-yoshinobori
  • Rhinogobius sp. 'YB' "Yellow Belly" - Kibara-yoshinobori''