Abstract
Two new gobioid genera are described. Navigobius nov. gen. is described from three specimens of a species from Kagoshima, Japan known from depths of 45–85 m. The genus is similar to Ptereleotris and Nemateleotris, but differs in having the interorbital canal separate between the eyes. Pterocerdale nov. gen. is described from a single specimen from a mangrove creek in Australia. The genus has many features in common with Parioglossus, but is unique within the Ptereleotrinae in having 12 precaudal vertebrae, the lower lip without a free margin (except posteriorly) and bony projections on the dentary. The genus has a number of features in common with Microdesminae.References
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