''Belobranchus'' is a small genus of
Eleotrid sleeper gobies from south-east Asia, New Guinea and the western Pacific.
Species
The genus was considered to be a
monotypic taxon
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until the
description
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of ''Belobranchus segura'' in 2012.
The two species in the genus are:
* ''
Belobranchus belobranchus''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837)
* ''
Belobranchus segura''
Keith, Hadiaty & Lord
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, 2012
References
Eleotridae
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