Halidesmus is a genus of ray-finned fishes, the type genus of the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as India,[3] with one species extending marginally into the south-east Atlantic Ocean.[4]

Halidesmus
Halidesmus scapularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Congrogadinae
Genus: Halidesmus
Günther, 1872[1]
Type species
Halidesmus scapularis
Günther, 1872[2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Pholioides Nielsen, 1961
  • Porogrammus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916
  • Tentaculus Rao & Dutt, 1966

Species

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The following species are classified in the genus Halidesmus:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Halidesmus". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Halidesmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halidesmus thomaseni". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halidesmus scapularis". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). Halidesmus "Species in genus 'Halidesmus'". FishBase. June 2018 version.