Chalixodytes
Chalixodytes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Creediidae |
Genus: | Chalixodytes L. P. Schultz, 1943 |
Type species | |
Chalixodytes tauensis L. P. Schultz, 1943 |
Chalixodytes is a genus of sandburrowers native to the Indian and the Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chalixodytes chameleontoculis J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Sand dart)
- Chalixodytes tauensis L. P. Schultz, 1943 (Saddled sandburrower)
C. chameleontoculis is regarded by many authorities as a synonym of C. tauensis, which would mean that this genus is monotypic.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Chalixodytes in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Chalixodytes species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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