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| Sand darters | |
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| Samoan sand dart (Kraemeria samoensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Kraemeriidae Whitley, 1935 |
| Genera[1] | |
The sand darters, were formerly considered to be a family the Kraemeriidae, but recent research has placed the nine species formerly classified under the Kraemeriidae as belonging to the family Gobiidae, although the researchers do not define the taxonomic status of this grouping within that family.[2] These fish are Indo-Pacific, being native to the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific Ocean. They live in sandy shallow pools and are found among coral. One species is restricted to fresh waters of Madagascar. In breeding coloration the male fish has an occelated spot at the rear of the first dorsal fin. Molecular analyses have placed the Kraemeriidae within the Gobiidae.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Kraemeriidae" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ Christine Thacker (2011). "Systematics of Gobiidae". In Patzner, R.; J.L. Van Tassell; M. Kovacic (eds.). The Biology of Gobies (PDF). Verlag Science Publishers. pp. 129–136. doi:10.1201/B11397-12. ISBN 978-1-57808-436-4. S2CID 39486949. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-29.
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