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| Pherallodiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Pherallodiscus Briggs, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Gobiesox funebris | |
Pherallodiscus is a genus of clingfishes native to the central eastern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Mexico. Based on genetic studies the genus should be merged into Gobiesox.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Pherallodiscus funebris (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Northern fraildisc clingfish)
- Pherallodiscus varius Briggs, 1955 (Southern fraildisc clingfish)
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pherallodiscus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pherallodiscus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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