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Oxymetopon

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Oxymetopon
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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]

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Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

  • Oxymetopon compressum W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (Robust ribbongoby)
  • Oxymetopon curticauda Prokofiev, 2016 [3]
  • Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum Klausewitz & Condé (fr), 1981 (Blue-barred ribbongoby)
  • Oxymetopon filamentosum Fourmanoir, 1967
  • Oxymetopon typus Bleeker, 1861 (Sail-fin ribbongoby)

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