Wheelerigobius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Wheelerigobius P. J. Miller, 1981 |
Type species | |
Eleotris maltzani Steindachner, 1881
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Wheelerigobius is a genus of gobies native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1] The name of this genus honours the British ichthyologist Alwyne C. Wheeler (1929-2005) who was the curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History).[2]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]