''Lentipes'' 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 ...

in the family

Oxudercidae Oxudercidae is a family of gobies which consists of four subfamilies which were formerly classified under the family Gobiidae. The family is sometimes called the Gobionellidae, but Oxudercidae has priority. The species in this family have a cosmo ...

, native to

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, marine and

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s of the

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and islands in the

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. Its

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are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are

anadromous Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres to thousa ...

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Lentipes adelphizonus ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to freshwater, fresh, marine water, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing str ...

'' R. E. Watson & Kottelat, 2006 * ''

Lentipes argenteus ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

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, 2014 Keith, P., Hadiaty, R., Hubert, N., Busson, F. & Lord, C. (2014): Three new species of ''Lentipes'' from Indonesia (Gobiidae). ''Cybium, 38 (2): 133-146''. * ''

Lentipes andamanicus ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' Mukerji, 1935 * ''

Lentipes armatus ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' H. Sakai & M. Nakamura, 1979 * ''

Lentipes bunagaya ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

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Lentipes caroline ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' D. B. Lynch, Keith & Pezold, 2013 Lynch, B., Keith, P. & Pezold, F. (2013): A new species of freshwater goby from Pohnpei, Micronesia (Gobioidei: Sicydiinae). ''Cybium, 37 (3): 171-177.'' * ''

Lentipes concolor ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' ( T. N. Gill, 1860) * ''

Lentipes crittersius ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' R. E. Watson & G. R. Allen, 1999 * '' Lentipes dimetrodon'' R. E. Watson & G. R. Allen, 1999 * '' Lentipes ikeae'' Keith,

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, Busson & Hadiaty, 2014 * '' Lentipes kaaea'' R. E. Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2002 * ''

Lentipes kijimuna ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

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, 2021 * '' Lentipes kolobangara'' Keith,

, Boseto & Ebner, 2016 Keith, P., Lord, C., Boseto, D. & Ebner, B.C. (2016): A new species of ''Lentipes'' (Gobiidae) from the Solomon Islands. ''Cybium, 40 (2): 139-146.'' * '' Lentipes mekonggaensis'' Keith & Hadiaty, 2014 * '' Lentipes mindanaoensis'' I. S. Chen, 2004 * '' Lentipes multiradiatus'' G. R. Allen, 2001 * '' Lentipes niasensis'' Harefa & Chen, 2022Harefa, T. & Chen, I. (2022): A new species of gobiid fish ''Lentipes niasensis'' (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae) from Nias Island, Indonesia. ''Zootaxa'', 5819 (1): 57-66. * ''

Lentipes palawanirufus ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' Maeda & Palla, 2021 * ''

Lentipes rubrofasciatus ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to freshwater, fresh, marine water, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing str ...

'' Maugé, Marquet & Laboute, 1992 * ''

Lentipes solomonensis ''Lentipes'' is a genus of gobies in the family Oxudercidae, native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific. Its species are typically from fast-flowing streams and some are anadromous. Species T ...

'' A. P. Jenkins, G. R. Allen & Boseto, 2008 * '' Lentipes venustus'' G. R. Allen, 2004 * '' Lentipes watsoni'' G. R. Allen, 1997 * '' Lentipes whittenorum'' R. E. Watson & Kottelat, 1994

References

Sicydiinae Taxa named by Albert Günther Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Oxudercidae-stub