Biology:Microdesmus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Microdesmus
MicrodesmusDipusJury.jpg
Microdesmus dipus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Microdesmus
Günther, 1864
Type species
Microdesmus dipus
Günther, 1864
Synonyms
  • Leptocerdale Weymouth, 1910

Microdesmus is a genus of wormfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Microdesmus aethiopicus (Chabanaud, 1927)
  • Microdesmus affinis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Olivaceous wormfish)
  • Microdesmus africanus C. E. Dawson, 1979
  • Microdesmus bahianus C. E. Dawson, 1973
  • 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
  • Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
  • Microdesmus knappi C. E. Dawson, 1972
  • 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
  • Microdesmus retropinnis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Rearfin wormfish)
  • Microdesmus suttkusi C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Spotside wormfish)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microdesmus in FishBase. December 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q4876036 entry