''Stonogobiops'' 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 the Indian and

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oceans. This is one of the "shrimp goby" genera, the members of these genera being

commensal Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit f ...

with various species of

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Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Stonogobiops dracula'' Polunin &

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, 1977 (Dracula shrimp-goby) * ''

Stonogobiops larsonae ''Stonogobiops'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. This is one of the "shrimp goby" genera, the members of these genera being commensal with various species of shrimps. Species There are currently seven recognized s ...

'' ( G. R. Allen, 1999) (Larson's shrimpgoby) * '' Stonogobiops medon'' Hoese & J. E. Randall, 1982 * '' Stonogobiops nematodes'' Hoese & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Filament-finned prawn-goby) * '' Stonogobiops pentafasciata'' Iwata & Hirata, 1994 * ''

Stonogobiops xanthorhinica ''Stonogobiops'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. This is one of the "shrimp goby" genera, the members of these genera being commensal with various species of shrimps. Species There are currently seven recognized s ...

'' Hoese & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Yellownose prawn-goby) * '' Stonogobiops yasha'' Yoshino & Shimada, 2001 (Orange-striped shrimpgoby)

References

Gobiidae {{Gobiidae-stub