Ancistrogobius is a genus of gobies native to the western Pacific Ocean. The first fossil record of this genus is Ancistrogobius indicus (only otoliths known) from the Burdigalian of southwestern India.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
- Ancistrogobius dipus <small>Shibukawa, Yoshino & G. R. Allen, 2010</small> (Double-fin cheek-hook goby)
- Ancistrogobius squamiceps <small>Shibukawa, Yoshino & G. R. Allen, 2010</small> (Scaly cheek-hook goby)
- Ancistrogobius yanoi <small>Shibukawa, Yoshino & G. R. Allen, 2010</small> (Yano's cheek-hook goby)
- Ancistrogobius yoshigoui <small>Shibukawa, Yoshino & G. R. Allen, 2010</small> (Threadless cheek-hook goby)
- Ancistrogobius indicus <small>Carolin, Bajpai, Maurya & Schwarzhans, 2022</small> (fossil)
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