Gunnellichthys is a genus of wormfishes native to the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Gunnellichthys | |
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Gunnellichthys copleyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Gunnellichthys Bleeker, 1858 |
Type species | |
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858
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Synonyms | |
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Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gunnellichthys". FishBase. December 2013 version.