- Source: Pleurosicya
Pleurosicya is a genus of gobies native to reef environments of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
As of 2024, FishBase recognizes 18 species in this genus as valid:
Pleurosicya annandalei Hornell & Fowler, 1922 (Scaly-nape goby)
Pleurosicya australis Larson, 1990
Pleurosicya bilobata (Koumans, 1941) (Bilobed ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya boldinghi M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Soft-coral goby)
Pleurosicya carolinensis Larson, 1990 (Caroline Islands ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya coerulea Larson, 1990 (Blue-coral ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990 (Cling goby)
Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, 1990 (Staghorn ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya labiata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Barrel-sponge ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya larsonae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004
Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971 (Michel's ghostgoby, also Stony coral ghostgoby )
Pleurosicya mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Toothy goby)
Pleurosicya muscarum (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Ghost goby)
Pleurosicya occidentalis Larson, 1990
Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990 (Plicata ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya prognatha Goren, 1984 (Folded ghostgoby)
Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984
Pleurosicya spongicola Larson, 1990 (Sponge ghostgoby)
However, the validity of Pleurosicya sinaia as a taxon is heavily disputed, and it is generally considered to be a junior synonym of Pleurosicya mossambica.