Rimicola

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Rimicola
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Rimcola eigenmanni
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Rimicola
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Type species
Gobiesox muscarum
Meek & Pierson, 1895[1]

Rimicola is a genus of clingfishes found along the coasts of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Homonymy issue[]

has also been given as a name for a genus of isodiametrid flatworms by Böhmig in 1908 which should thus be invalid as per Article 57 of the ICZN.

Species[]

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • , 2002 (Channel Islands clingfish)
  • , 1955 (Southern clingfish)
  • (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
  • (Meek & , 1895) (Kelp clingfish)
  • , 1955 (Guadalupe clingfish)

References[]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rimicola". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rimicola in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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