Pherallodichthys meshimaensis

Pherallodichthys meshimaensis is a species of clingfish known from the western Pacific Ocean in reef environments around Japan and the Philippines. This species grows to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL though more commonly they only reach a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Pherallodichthys meshimaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Pherallodichthys
Species:
P. meshimaensis
Binomial name
Pherallodichthys meshimaensis
Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pherallodichthys meshimaensis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.


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