Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Oxyurichthys microlepis, commonly known as the maned goby, is a species of goby native to tropical marine and brackish waters along the coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in estuaries and inshore waters to depths of about 75 metres (246 ft). It occurs in the Mekong Delta and is suspected to use the tidal flow up the river to reach as far inland as Cambodia. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Oxyurichthys microlepis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:28:51.433998+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1849)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Oxyurichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusOxyurichthys Bleeker, 1857
- speciesOxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oxyurichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oxyurichthys guibei Smith, 1959 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys heisei Pezold, 1998 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lace gobyOxyurichthys lemayi (Smith, 1947) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys notonema (Weber, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| eyebrow gobyOxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys petersii (Klunzinger, 1871) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotfin gobyOxyurichthys stigmalophius (Mead & Böhlke, 1958) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys uronema (Weber, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys viridis Herre, 1927 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys chinensis Pezold & Larson, 2015 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys limophilus Pezold & Larson, 2015 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxyurichthys rapa Pezold & Larson, 2015 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobius cristatus (Day, 1873) (Day, 1873) | ambiguous synonym |
| Gobius microlepis Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Oxyurichthyes microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
| Oxyurichthys longicauda (Steindachner, 1893) (Steindachner, 1893) | synonym |
| Euctenogobius cristatus Day, 1873 Day, 1873 | synonym |
| Gobius longicauda Steindachner, 1893 Steindachner, 1893 | synonym |
| Gobius nuchalis Barnard, 1927 Barnard, 1927 | synonym |
| Oxyuricthyes microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219528 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4BMQK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.