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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Myersina

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

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Myersina balteata Greenfield & Randall, 2018

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Myersina balteata
[Belted shrimpgoby]

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

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

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

Photo by Calton Law@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

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

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Myersina filifer
[Filamentous shrimpgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

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

Photo by 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 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

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Myersina nigrivirgata
[Black-line shrimp-goby]
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Myersina papuanus
[]

Photo by SFSA

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

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Myersina pretoriusi
[Pondoland sailfin goby]

Photo by KPM-NR/Naoshi Suzuki

Western Pacific

Myersina yangii (Chen, 1960)

Photo by Photo by KPM-NR/Naoshi Suzuki
 
Myersina yangii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Myersina adonis Adonis shrimpgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 3.1 SL 2006
Myersina balteata Belted shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 4.9 SL 2018
Myersina crocata Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby Western Pacific 6 SL 1975
Myersina filifer Filamentous shrimpgoby Indo-West Pacific 13.2 TL 1837
Myersina lachneri Lachner's shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 5 TL 1982
Myersina macrostoma Bigmouth shrimpgoby Western Pacific 6 TL 1934
Myersina nigrivirgata Black-line shrimp-goby Western Pacific 10 SL 1983
Myersina papuanus Western Pacific 1877
Myersina pretoriusi Pondoland sailfin goby Southeast Atlantic and We 7.5 TL 1958
Myersina yangii Western Pacific 1960



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