Kraemeria

Kraemeria
Kraemeria samoensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Kraemeria Steindachner, 1906
Type species
Kraemeria samoensis Steindachner, 1906
Synonyms
Psammichthys Regan, 1908 Vitreola D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906

Kraemeria is a genus of goby, formerly the type genus of the family Kraemeriidae, but now classified in the Gobiidae.[1] The species in this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.[2]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Kraemeria bryani L. P. Schultz, 1941 (Bryan's sand dart)
• Kraemeria cunicularia Rofen, 1958 (Transparent sand dart)
• Kraemeria galatheaensis Rofen, 1958 (Galathea sand dart)
• Kraemeria merensis Whitley, 1935
• Kraemeria nuda (Regan, 1908)
• Kraemeria samoensis Steindachner, 1906 (Samoan sand dart)
• Kraemeria tongaensis Rofen, 1958

References

1. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kraemeria". FishBase. August 2013 version.