Biology:Pherallodiscus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Pherallodiscus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Pherallodiscus Briggs, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Gobiesox funebris Gilbert, 1890[1]
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Pherallodiscus is a genus of clingfishes native to the central eastern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Mexico. Based on genetic studies the genus should be merged into Gobiesox.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Pherallodiscus funebris (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Northern fraildisc clingfish)
- Pherallodiscus varius Briggs, 1955 (Southern fraildisc clingfish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Pherallodiscus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7374.
- ↑ Hastings, P.A.; K.W. Conway (2017). "Gobiesox lanceolatus, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Los Frailes submarine canyon, Gulf of California, Mexico". Zootaxa 4221 (3): 393–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.8. PMID 28187671. https://escholarship.org/content/qt4d71f6c3/qt4d71f6c3.pdf?t=oqel2v.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pherallodiscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2805303 entry
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