Opeatogenys
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Genus of fishes
| Opeatogenys | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Opeatogenys Briggs, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Mirbelia gracilis Canestrini, 1864[1]
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Opeatogenys is a genus of clingfishes. The two species occur in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with one being found also in the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
[edit ]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Opeatogenys cadenati Briggs, 1957
- Opeatogenys gracilis (Canestrini, 1864)
References
[edit ]- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Opeatogenys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opeatogenys". FishBase . October 2012 version.
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