Aspasmogaster
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Genus of fishes
| Aspasmogaster | |
|---|---|
| Tasmanian Clingfish (A. tasmaniensis) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Aspasmogaster Waite, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Crepidogaster tasmaniensis Günther, 1861
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Aspasmogaster is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
[edit ]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Aspasmogaster costata (J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Eastern clingfish)
- Aspasmogaster liorhyncha Briggs, 1955 (Smooth-snout clingfish)
- Aspasmogaster occidentalis Hutchins, 1984
- Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861) (Tasmanian clingfish)
References
[edit ]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspasmogaster". FishBase . October 2012 version.
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