Redigobius

Redigobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Oxudercidae, known commonly as dualspot gobies.^[1] They are native to the western Indo-Pacific region, where they occur in estuaries and freshwater habitats just above the tidal influence.^[2]

Redigobius
Redigobius bikolanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Gobionellinae
Genus:	Redigobius Herre, 1927
Type species
Gobius sternbergi H. M. Smith, 1902
Synonyms
Cyprinogobius Koumans, 1937 Ostreogobius Whitley, 1930 Parvigobius Whitley, 1930

Some of these gobies are abundant fish species. The most widespread is the speckled goby (R. bikolanus),^[2] which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa.^[3] Some Redigobius are kept as aquarium pets.^[2] The Fijian endemic Lever's goby (R. leveri) is featured on the ten-dollar bill in the 2013 series of Fijian currency.^[4]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus.^[5]

Species include:

• Redigobius amblyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1878)
• Redigobius balteatops (J. L. B. Smith, 1959) (bull goby)
• Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935) (rhinohorn goby)
• Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927) (speckled goby)
• Redigobius chrysosoma (Bleeker, 1875) (spotfin goby)
• Redigobius dewaali (M. C. W. Weber, 1897) (checked goby)
• Redigobius dispar (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
• Redigobius isognathus (Bleeker, 1878)
• Redigobius lekutu Larson, 2010^[2]
• Redigobius leveri (Fowler, 1943) (Lever's goby)
• Redigobius macrostoma (Günther, 1861) (large-mouth goby)
• Redigobius nanus Larson, 2010^[2]
• Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort, 1913)
• Redigobius penango (Popta, 1922)
• Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker, 1854) (Roemer's goby)