Pterogobius is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae, family Oxudercidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Pterogobius elapoides (Günther, 1872) – serpentine goby Pterogobius virgo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) – maiden gobyChoi, S. H. and K. Gushima. (2002). Spot-fixed fin digging behavior in foraging of the benthophagous maiden goby, Pterogobius virgo (Perciformes: Gobiidae). Ichthyological Research 49(3), 286-90. Pterogobius zacalles D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Pterogobius zonoleucus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
References
Further reading Kai, Y., et al. (2008). Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on molecular and morphological analyses. Gene 427, 7–18.