Evermannichthys is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic coast of the Americas including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Evermannichthys | |
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Evermannichthys metzelaari | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Evermannichthys Metzelaar, 1919 |
Type species | |
Evermannichthys spongicola (Radcliffe, 1917)
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Synonyms | |
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Species
editThere are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Evermannichthys bicolor Thacker, 2001
- Evermannichthys convictor J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1969 (Tenant goby)
- Evermannichthys metzelaari C. L. Hubbs, 1923 (Sponge goby)
- Evermannichthys silus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1969 (Pugnose goby)
- Evermannichthys spongicola (Radcliffe, 1917)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Evermannichthys". FishBase. June 2013 version.