Microdesmus
Microdesmus is a genus of wormfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Microdesmus | |
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| Microdesmus dipus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Microdesmus Günther, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Microdesmus dipus Günther, 1864 | |
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Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Microdesmus aethiopicus (Chabanaud, 1927) (Chabanaud's wormfish)
- Microdesmus affinis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Olivaceous wormfish)
- Microdesmus africanus C. E. Dawson, 1979 (West African wormfish)
- Microdesmus bahianus C. E. Dawson, 1973 (Bahia wormfish)
- Microdesmus carri C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Stippled wormfish)
- Microdesmus dipus Günther, 1864 (Banded worm goby)
- Microdesmus dorsipunctatus C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Spotback wormfish)
- Microdesmus hildebrandi Reid, 1936 (Dark-tailed worm goby)
- Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Long-tailed worm goby)
- Microdesmus knappi C. E. Dawson, 1972 (Colombian wormfish)
- Microdesmus lanceolatus C. E. Dawson, 1962 (Lancetail wormfish)
- Microdesmus longipinnis (Weymouth, 1910) (Pink wormfish)
- Microdesmus luscus C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Blind wormfish)
- Microdesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Giant wormfish)
- Microdesmus retropinnis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Rearfin wormfish)
- Microdesmus suttkusi C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Spotside wormfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microdesmus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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