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Priolepis

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Priolepis is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae with a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyGobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded23,210

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
687
With media
29
Family
Gobiidae
Collections
ECOSUR, UWFC, USNM
Recorded in
Mexico, Philippines, Wallis And Futuna, Vanuatu, Australia, Curacao, Belize, French Polynesia

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
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Priolepis is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae with a cosmopolitan distribution.

==Species== There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus: Priolepis agrena R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 (Network reefgoby) Priolepis ailina R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 Priolepis aithiops R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1992 (Drab reefgoby) Priolepis akihitoi Hoese & Larson, 2010 (Emperor reefgoby) Priolepis anthioides (J. L. B. Smith, 1959) Priolepis ascensionis (C. E. Dawson & A. J. Edwards, 1987) (Ascension Island saw-scaled goby) Priolepis aureoviridis (Gosline, 1959) (Yellow-green reefgoby) Priolepis billbrooksi Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2018 (Citron mudgoby) Priolepis boreus (Snyder, 1909) Priolepis cincta (Regan, 1908) (Girdled reefgoby) Priolepis compita R. Winterbottom, 1985 (Crossroads reefgoby) Priolepis cyanocephala Hoese & Larson, 2010 Priolepis dawsoni D. W. Greenfield, 1989 Priolepis duostella Koeda, Koido, Matsuno & Endo, 2021 Priolepis eugenia (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Noble reefgoby) Priolepis fallacincta R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1992 (Eight-bar reefgoby) Priolepis farcimen (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Farcimen reefgoby) Priolepis formosa Chen, Chen & Harefa, 2024 Priolepis goldshmidtae Goren & Baranes, 1995 Priolepis hipoliti (Metzelaar, 1922) (Rusty reefgoby) Priolepis inhaca (J. L. B. Smith, 1949) (Brick reefgoby) Priolepis kappa R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 (Kappa reefgoby) Priolepis latifascima R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 Priolepis limbatosquamis (Gosline, 1959) (Rimmed-scaled reefgoby) Priolepis melanops Bogorodsky, T. Suzuki & A. O. Mal, 2016 (Black-faced reefgoby) Priolepis nocturna (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Black-barred reefgoby) Priolepis nuchifasciata (Günther, 1873) (Orange reefgoby) Priolepis pallidicincta R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 (Pale-barred reefgoby) Priolepis profunda (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Narrow-bar reefgoby) Priolepis psygmophilia R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 (Latticed reefgoby) Priolepis randalli R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1992 (Randall's reefgoby) Priolepis robinsi Garzón-Ferreira & Acero P, 1991 Priolepis semidoliata (Valenciennes, 1837) (Half-barred reefgoby) Priolepis squamogena R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1989 (Scaled-cheek reefgoby) Priolepis sticta R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1992 (Dappled reefgoby) Priolepis triops R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 Priolepis vexilla R. Winterbottom & M. E. Burridge, 1993 (Ribbon reefgoby) Priolepis winterbottomi Nogawa & Endo, 2007 Priolepis zebra (Randall, 1994)

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