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Wheelerigobius

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Wheelerigobius is a genus of gobies native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The name of this genus honours the British ichthyologist Alwyne C. Wheeler (1929-2005) who was the curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History).

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GENUS

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

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Parent taxon
Gobiinae
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taxon name
Wheelerigobius
taxon rank
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Wheelerigobius is a genus of gobies native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The name of this genus honours the British ichthyologist Alwyne C. Wheeler (1929-2005) who was the curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History).

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Wheelerigobius maltzani (Steindachner, 1881) Wheelerigobius wirtzi P. J. Miller, 1988 (Cameroon goby)

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