Gunnellichthys

Gunnellichthys is a genus of wormfishes native to the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific Ocean.[1]

Gunnellichthys
Gunnellichthys copleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gunnellichthys
Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia
Bleeker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Paragobioides Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911

Species

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

  • Gunnellichthys copleyi (J. L. B. Smith, 1951)
  • Gunnellichthys curiosus C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Curious wormfish)
  • Gunnellichthys grandoculis (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
  • Gunnellichthys irideus J. L. B. Smith, 1958
  • Gunnellichthys monostigma J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Onespot wormfish)
  • Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858 (Onestripe wormfish)
  • Gunnellichthys viridescens C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Yellowstripe wormfish)

References

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


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