Microdesmus
| Microdesmus | |
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| Microdesmus dipus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Microdesmus Günther, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Microdesmus dipus Günther, 1864
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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]
- (Chabanaud, 1927)
- Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Olivaceous wormfish)
- C. E. Dawson, 1979
- C. E. Dawson, 1973
- , 1966 (Stippled wormfish)
- Günther, 1864 (Banded worm goby)
- C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Spotback wormfish)
- , 1936
- Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- C. E. Dawson, 1972
- C. E. Dawson, 1962 (Lancetail wormfish)
- (, 1910) (Pink wormfish)
- C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Blind wormfish)
- Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Rearfin wormfish)
- , 1966 (Spotside wormfish)
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microdesmus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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