Hazeus

Hazeus
Hazeus otakii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Hazeus
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Type species
Hazeus otakii
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Hazeus is a genus of gobies, from the family Gobiidae, native to the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Hazeus ammophilus Allen & Erdmann 2021[2]
  • Hazeus elati (Goren, 1984) (Eilat sandgoby)[3]
  • Hazeus ingressus Engin, Larson & Irmak, 2018 (Immigrant goby)[4]
  • Hazeus maculipinna (J. E. Randall & Goren, 1993)[5]
  • Hazeus nephodes (E. K. Jordan, 1925) (Cloudy goby)
  • Hazeus otakii D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Scalyhead goby)
  • Hazeus paucisquamatus G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2024[6](Louisiade sand-goby)
  • Hazeus profusus Allen & Erdmann 2021[2]

References

  1. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hazeus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b Allen, G.R.; M.V. Erdmann (2021). "Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean". Aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27 (2): 37–56.
  3. ^ Goren, M.; M. Dor (1994). An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). Jerusalem, Israel: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  4. ^ Engin, S.; H. Larson; E. Irmak (2018). "Hazeus ingressus sp. nov. a new goby species (Perciformes: Gobiidae) and a new invasion in the Mediterranean Sea". Mediterranean Marine Science. 19 (2): 316–325. doi:10.12681/mms.14336.
  5. ^ Anderson, R.C.; J.E. Randall; R.H. Kuiter (1998). "New records of fishes from the Maldive Islands, with notes on other species". Ichthyol. Bull. 67 (2): 20–36.
  6. ^ Allen, G.R.; Erdmann, M.V.; Brooks, W.M. (2024). "Hazeus paucisquamatus, a new sand-dwelling goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea". Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 41: 1–11. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10846448.