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''Gobiopterus'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 fresh, marine and brackish waters of the coastal areas around the
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and
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oceans.


Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Gobiopterus birtwistlei'' ( Herre, 1935) * '' Gobiopterus brachypterus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Gobiopterus chuno'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Gobiopterus lacustris'' ( Herre, 1927) (Lacustrine goby) * '' Gobiopterus macrolepis'' (T. Y. Cheng, 1965) * '' Gobiopterus mindanensis'' ( Herre, 1944) * '' Gobiopterus panayensis'' ( Herre, 1944) * '' Gobiopterus semivestitus'' (
Munro A Munro (; ) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevi ...
, 1949)
* '' Gobiopterus smithi'' (
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, 1973)
* '' Gobiopterus stellatus'' ( Herre, 1927) (Dwarf freshwater goby)


References

Gobionellinae {{Gobionellinae-stub