''Acentrogobius'' is a

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gobies Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising over 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the fam ...

native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the

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and the western

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. ''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Quilon Formation of southwestern India.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: *'' Acentrogobius andhraensis'' (Herre, 1944) *'' Acentrogobius audax'' Smith, 1959 *'' Acentrogobius brevirostris'' (Günther, 1861) * '' Acentrogobius caninus''

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, 1837 (Tropical sand goby) * '' Acentrogobius cenderawasih'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Cenderawasih goby) * '' Acentrogobius chlorostigmatoides'' Bleeker, 1849 (Greenspot goby) * '' Acentrogobius cyanomos'' Bleeker, 1849 * '' Acentrogobius dayi'' Koumans, 1941 (Day's goby) * ''

Acentrogobius ennorensis ''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. ''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...

'' Menon & Rema Devi, 1980 * '' Acentrogobius griseus'' F. Day, 1876 (Grey goby) * '' Acentrogobius janthinopterus'' Bleeker, 1853 (Robust mangrove goby) * '' Acentrogobius limarius'' G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Hadiaty, 2015 (Batanta mud goby) * '' Acentrogobius masoni'' F. Day, 1873 * '' Acentrogobius matsya'' Carolin, Bajpai, Maurya & Schwarzhans, 2022 (otolith-based fossil species) * '' Acentrogobius moloanus'' Herre, 1927 (Barcheek amoya) * ''

Acentrogobius multifasciatus ''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. ''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...

'' Herre, 1927 * ''

Acentrogobius nebulosus ''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. ''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...

'' Forsskål, 1775 (Shadow goby) * '' Acentrogobius pellidebilis'' Y. J. Lee & I. S. Kim, 1992 * '' Acentrogobius pflaumii'' Bleeker, 1853 (Striped sandgoby) *'' Acentrogobius quinquemaculatus'' Allen, 2017 * '' Acentrogobius simplex'' Sauvage, 1880 (Bagamoyo goby) * '' Acentrogobius suluensis'' Herre, 1927 (Sulu goby) * '' Acentrogobius therezieni'' Kiener, 1963 * '' Acentrogobius vanderloosi'' G. R. Allen, 2015 (Mudslope goby) * ''

Acentrogobius viganensis ''Acentrogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. ''Acentrogobius matsya'' is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Qu ...

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...

, 1893 * '' Acentrogobius violarisi'' G. R. Allen, 2015 (Alotau goby) *'' Acentrogobius virgatulus'' (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) * '' Acentrogobius viridipunctatus''

, 1837 (Spotted green goby)

References

Gobiidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gobiidae-stub