Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Microdesmidae Wormfishes
Subfamily: Ptereleotrinae
Genus: Oxymetopon

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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Oxymetopon compressus Chan, 1966

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Oxymetopon compressus
[Robust ribbongoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Oxymetopon curticauda
[]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum Klausewitz & Condé, 1981

Photo by Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum
[Blue-barred ribbon goby]
No picture found
 
Oxymetopon filamentosum
[]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Oxymetopon typus Bleeker, 1861

Photo by Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Oxymetopon typus
[Sailfin ribbon-goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oxymetopon compressus Robust ribbongoby Indo-Pacific 24 SL 1966
Oxymetopon curticauda Western Pacific 4.1 SL 2016
Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum Blue-barred ribbon goby Western Pacific 20 TL 1981
Oxymetopon filamentosum Western Pacific 1967
Oxymetopon typus Sailfin ribbon-goby Western Central Pacific. 18 SL 1861



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