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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Pleurosicya

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18 species (see list below)

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Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Pleurosicya annandalei Hornell & Fowler, 1922

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Pleurosicya annandalei
[Scalynape goby]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Pleurosicya australis
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Pleurosicya bilobata (Koumans, 1941)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Pleurosicya bilobata
[Bilobed ghost goby]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Pleurosicya boldinghi Weber, 1913

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Pleurosicya boldinghi
[Soft-coral goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Pleurosicya carolinensis Larson, 1990

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pleurosicya carolinensis
[Caroline Islands ghost goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
Pleurosicya coerulea Larson, 1990

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pleurosicya coerulea
[Blue coral ghost goby]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Pleurosicya elongata
[Cling goby]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Pleurosicya fringilla
[Staghorn ghostgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pleurosicya labiata (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pleurosicya labiata
[Barrel-sponge ghostgoby]

Photo by Greenfield, D.W./J.E. Randall

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm TL
Pleurosicya larsonae Greenfield & Randall, 2004

Photo by Greenfield, D.W./J.E. Randall
 
Pleurosicya larsonae
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pleurosicya micheli
[Michel's ghost goby]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Pleurosicya mossambica
[Toothy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
Pleurosicya muscarum (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pleurosicya muscarum
[Ghost goby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2 cm SL
 
Pleurosicya occidentalis
[]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Pleurosicya plicata
[Plicata ghost goby]

Photo by Herler, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
Pleurosicya prognatha Goren, 1984

Photo by Herler, J.
 
Pleurosicya prognatha
[Folded ghostgoby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Pleurosicya sinaia
[]

Photo by Larson, H.K.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm SL
Pleurosicya spongicola Larson, 1990

Photo by Larson, H.K.
 
Pleurosicya spongicola
[Sponge ghostgoby]
18 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Pleurosicya
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1922 Pleurosicya annandalei Scalynape goby Indo-West Pacific 3 TL
1990 Pleurosicya australis Southwest Pacific
1941 Pleurosicya bilobata Bilobed ghost goby Indo-Pacific 3 SL
1913 Pleurosicya boldinghi Soft-coral goby Indo-West Pacific 4.5 SL
1990 Pleurosicya carolinensis Caroline Islands ghost goby Western Pacific 2.5 SL
1990 Pleurosicya coerulea Blue coral ghost goby Indo-Pacific 2.2 TL
1990 Pleurosicya elongata Cling goby Indo-West Pacific 4 SL
1990 Pleurosicya fringilla Staghorn ghostgoby Indo-Pacific 2.2 TL
1913 Pleurosicya labiata Barrel-sponge ghostgoby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL
2004 Pleurosicya larsonae Eastern Central Pacific 2.0 TL
1971 Pleurosicya micheli Michel's ghost goby Indo-Pacific 2.5 TL
1959 Pleurosicya mossambica Toothy goby Indo-West Pacific 3 TL
1906 Pleurosicya muscarum Ghost goby Indo-Pacific 2.2 TL
1990 Pleurosicya occidentalis Western Indian Ocean 2 SL
1990 Pleurosicya plicata Plicata ghost goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL
1984 Pleurosicya prognatha Folded ghostgoby Indo-West Pacific 1.7 TL
1984 Pleurosicya sinaia Western Indian Ocean 2.1 TL
1990 Pleurosicya spongicola Sponge ghostgoby Western Central Pacific 2 SL



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