Luciogobius albus Regan, 1940
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
Luciogobius albus is a species of goby endemic to Japan where it is found in fresh and brackish underground waters near the coasts. This species and its close relative L. pallidus are the only known cavefish in Japan.
Wikipedia contributors, Luciogobius albus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:05:22.505026+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Luciogobius albus Regan, 1940
- Name authority
- Regan, 1940
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Luciogobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- genusLuciogobius Gill, 1859
- speciesLuciogobius albus Regan, 1940
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Luciogobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Luciogobius adapel Okiyama, 2001 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius ama (Snyder, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius dormitoris Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1976 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius fluvialis Kanagawa, Itai & Senou, 2011 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius fonticola Kanagawa, Itai & Senou, 2011 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius guttatus Gill, 1859 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius pallidus Regan, 1940 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius parvulus (Snyder, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius elongatus Regan, 1905 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius brevipterus Chen, 1932 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius grandis Arai, 1970 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciogobius koma (Snyder, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Regan, C. T. (1940). The fishes of the gobiid genus Luciogobius Gill. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11), v. 5 (no. 29) (art. 42): 462–465. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222934008527060 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:6QQCL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.