
''Cotylopus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
gobies native to streams and rivers in
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
,
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
,
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
, and
Anjouan
Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500. ...
in the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
, which are all islands in the Western Indian Ocean off Africa.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Cotylopus acutipinnis
''Cotylopus'' is a genus of gobies native to streams and rivers in Mauritius, Réunion, Mayotte, and Anjouan in the Comoros, which are all islands in the Western Indian Ocean off Africa.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Cot ...
''
Guichenot, 1863
* ''
Cotylopus rubripinnis''
Keith
Keith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters
* Keith (surname)
* Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949)
* Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...
, Hoareau & P. Bosc, 2005
References
Sicydiinae
Freshwater fish of Africa
Fish of the Comoros
Fauna of Mauritius
Fauna of Mayotte
Vertebrates of Réunion
Taxa named by Alphonse Guichenot
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