Clariger

Clariger
C. taiwanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Clariger
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Type species
Clariger cosmurus
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Clariger is a genus of gobies native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean from coastal waters and tide pools around Japan and Taiwan.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Clariger chionomaculatus Shiogaki, 1988
  • Clariger cosmurus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  • Clariger exilis Snyder, 1911
  • Clariger papillosus Ebina, 1935
  • Clariger sirahamaensis Sakamoto, 1932
  • Clariger taiwanensis Jang-Liaw, Y. H. Gong & I. S. Chen, 2012[2]

References

  1. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Clariger". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^ Jang-Liaw, N.-H.; Gong, Y.-H.; Chen, I-S. (2012). "A new marine gobiid species of the genus Clariger Jordan & Snyder (Gobiidae, Teleostei) from Taiwan" (PDF). ZooKeys (199): 13–21. Bibcode:2012ZooK..199...13J. doi:10.3897/zookeys.199.2645. PMC 3368280. PMID 22711994.