Paragobiodon

Paragobiodon is a genus of gobies native to reef habitats of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Paragobiodon
Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus) hiding in a Pocillopora coral.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873
Type species
Gobius echinocephalus Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms
Ruppellia Swainson, 1839

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830) (Redhead goby)
• Paragobiodon lacunicolus (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) (Blackfin coral goby)
• Paragobiodon melanosomus (Bleeker, 1853) (Dark coral goby)
• Paragobiodon modestus (Regan, 1908) (Warthead goby)
• Paragobiodon xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1853) (Emerald coral goby)

Gallery

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  Paragobiodon xanthosoma at Wakatobi National Park
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  Paragobiodon xanthosoma at North Sulawesi
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  Paragobiodon xanthosoma at Rao west of Morotai Indonesia