Gymnoscyphus

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Gymnoscyphus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Gymnoscyphus
Species:
G. ascites
Binomial name
Gymnoscyphus ascites
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1970

Gymnoscyphus ascitus is a small species of clingfish found in the Caribbean Sea (documented off of Cuba, Cozumel and St. Vincent) at depths of 231 to 318 m (758–1,043 ft).[1][2][3] This species is the only known member of the genus Gymnoscyphus.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Gymnoscyphus ascitus" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ^ a b Conway, Kevin W.; Prestridge, Heather L. (2011). "Multiple new records of Gymnoscyphus ascitus Böhlke and Robins, 1970 (Perciformes: Gobiesocidae) from the western Central Atlantic". Check List. 7 (5): 581–582. doi:10.15560/7.5.581.
  3. ^ Hastings, P.A.; K.W. Conway (2017). "Gobiesox lanceolatus, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Los Frailes submarine canyon, Gulf of California, Mexico" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4221 (3): 393–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.8. PMID 28187671.


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