Biology:Aspasmogaster

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Aspasmogaster
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Gould.jpg
Tasmanian Clingfish (A. tasmaniensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Aspasmogaster
Waite, 1907
Type species
Crepidogaster tasmaniensis
Günther, 1861

Aspasmogaster is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aspasmogaster in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2403258 entry