Gunnellichthys
| Gunnellichthys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Microdesmidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdesminae |
| Genus: | Gunnellichthys Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858 | |
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Gunnellichthys is a genus of wormfishes native to the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific Ocean.[1]
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 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gunnellichthys in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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