Biology:Cotylopus

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Short description: Genus of fishes
Cotylopus

Cotylopus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Sicydiinae
Genus: Cotylopus
Guichenot, 1863
Type species
Cotylopus acutipinnis
Guichenot, 1863

Cotylopus is a genus of gobies native to streams and rivers in Mauritius, Réunion, Mayotte, and Anjouan in the Comoros, which are all islands in the Western Indian Ocean off Africa.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Cotylopus acutipinnis Guichenot, 1863
  • Cotylopus rubripinnis Keith, Hoareau & P. Bosc, 2005

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Cotylopus in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q568901 entry