Biology:Evermannichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Evermannichthys
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Evermannichthys metzelaari
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Evermannichthys
Metzelaar, 1919
Type species
Evermannichthys spongicola
(Radcliffe, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Radcliffella C. L. Hubbs, 1921

Evermannichthys is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic coast of the Americas including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

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

  • Evermannichthys bicolor Thacker, 2001
  • Evermannichthys convictor J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1969 (Tenant goby)
  • Evermannichthys metzelaari C. L. Hubbs, 1923 (Sponge goby)
  • Evermannichthys silus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1969 (Pugnose goby)
  • Evermannichthys spongicola (Radcliffe, 1917)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Evermannichthys in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q278437 entry