Aspasmogaster is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Aspasmogaster | |
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Tasmanian Clingfish (A. tasmaniensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
Genus: | Aspasmogaster Waite, 1907 |
Type species | |
Crepidogaster tasmaniensis Günther, 1861
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Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspasmogaster". FishBase. October 2012 version.