Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei
Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Pleurosicya
Species (18): P. annandalei – P. australis – P. bilobata – P. boldinghi – P. carolinensis – P. coerulea – P. elongata – P. fringilla – P. labiata – P. larsonae – P. micheli – P. mossambica – P. muscarum – P. occidentalis – P. plicata – P. prognatha – P. sinaia – P. spongicola
Name
Pleurosicya Weber, 1913: 456
Type species: Pleurosicya boldinghi ♀ Weber, 1913. Type by monotypy.
Synonyms
Cottogobius Koumans, 1941: 253
Pleurosicyops Smith, 1959: 217
References
Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E.J. Brill, Leiden i–xii + 1–710, pls. 1–12. Reference page.
Bogorodsky, S., Kovaĉić, M. & Larson, H.K. 2010. The first records of four gobies (Pisces: Gobiidae) in the Red Sea. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 16(3): 117–128.
Vernacular names
English: Ghost gobies
Pleurosicya is a genus of gobies native to reef environments of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
As of 2024, FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid:[1]
Pleurosicya annandalei Hornell & Fowler, 1922 (Scaly-nape goby)
Pleurosicya australis Larson, 1990
Pleurosicya bilobata (Koumans, 1941) (Bilobed ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Soft-coral goby)
Pleurosicya carolinensis Larson, 1990 (Caroline Islands ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya coerulea Larson, 1990 (Blue-coral ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990 (Cling goby)
Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, 1990 (Staghorn ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya labiata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barrel-sponge ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya larsonae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004
Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971 (Michel's ghostgoby, also Stony coral ghostgoby [2])
Pleurosicya mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Toothy goby)
Pleurosicya muscarum (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Ghost goby)
Pleurosicya occidentalis Larson, 1990
Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990 (Plicata ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya prognatha Goren, 1984 (Folded ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984
Pleurosicya spongicola Larson, 1990 (Sponge ghostgoby)
However, the validity of Pleurosicya sinaia as a taxon is heavily disputed, and it is generally considered to be a junior synonym of Pleurosicya mossambica.[3][4]
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Species of Pleurosicya". FishBase.. May 2024 version.
Bray, Dianne J. "Pleurosicya micheli". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 17 Sep 2024.
Fricke, Ronald; Golani, Daniel; Appelbaum-Golani, Brenda (30 June 2015). "First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 45 (2): 217–219. doi:10.3750/AIP2015.45.2.14.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Pleurosicya mossambica". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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