The Osteology of Microgobius signatus Poey (Pisces: Gobiidae), with Comments on Other Gobiid fishes

Authors

  • Ray S. Birdsong Old Dominion University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58782/flmnh.lldx3833

Abstract

The osteology of Microgobius signatus is described in detail and compared with other species of Microgobius and with representatives from selected related genera. Osteological evidence supporting the concept of the American sevenspined gobies as a natural assemblage is presented, and the group is formally recognized as the Tribe Gobiosomini of the Family Gobiidae. Osteological characteristics and trends within the gobioids are discussed, and Miller's classification of the group is commented upon.

Journal cover with title Bulletin of the Florida State Museum of Biological Sciences

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Published

1975-03-28

How to Cite

Birdsong, R. (1975). The Osteology of Microgobius signatus Poey (Pisces: Gobiidae), with Comments on Other Gobiid fishes. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 19(3), 135–187. https://doi.org/10.58782/flmnh.lldx3833

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (1975): The Osteology of Microgobius signatus Poey (Pisces: Gobiidae), with Comments on Other Gobiid fishes

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