Biology:Evorthodus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Evorthodus
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Evorthodus lyricus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Evorthodus
T. N. Gill, 1859
Type species
Evorthodus breviceps
T. N. Gill, 1859
Synonyms
  • Mugilostoma Hildebrand, & Schroeder, 1928

Evorthodus is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic coast from Chesapeake Bay, United States, to northern South America and along the Pacific coast of Panama and Ecuador.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Evorthodus lyricus (Girard, 1858) (Lyre goby)
  • Evorthodus minutus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Small goby)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q750073 entry