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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Myersina

(See list of species below)



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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Satapoomin, U.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Myersina adonis Shibukawa & Satapoomin, 2006

Photo by Satapoomin, U.
 
Myersina adonis
[Adonis shrimpgoby]

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Myersina crocata (Wongratana, 1975)

Photo by Satapoomin, U.
 
Myersina crocata
[Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13.2 cm TL
Myersina filifer (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Myersina filifer
[Filamentous shrimpgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Myersina lachneri Hoese & Lubbock, 1982

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Myersina lachneri
[Lachner's shrimpgoby]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Myersina macrostoma Herre, 1934

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Myersina macrostoma
[Bigmouth shrimpgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Myersina nigrivirgata Akihito & Meguro, 1983

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Myersina nigrivirgata
[Black-line shrimp-goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific

 
Myersina papuanus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Myersina pretoriusi (Smith, 1958)

Photo by SFSA
 
Myersina pretoriusi
[Pondoland sailfin goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific

 
Myersina yangii
[]
9 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Myersina
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2006 Myersina adonis Adonis shrimpgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 3.1 SL
1975 Myersina crocata Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby Western Pacific 6 SL
1837 Myersina filifer Filamentous shrimpgoby Indo-West Pacific 13.2 TL
1982 Myersina lachneri Lachner's shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 5 TL
1934 Myersina macrostoma Bigmouth shrimpgoby Western Pacific 6 TL
1983 Myersina nigrivirgata Black-line shrimp-goby Western Pacific 10 SL
1877 Myersina papuanus Western Pacific
1958 Myersina pretoriusi Pondoland sailfin goby Southeast Atlantic and We 7.5 TL
1960 Myersina yangii Western Pacific



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