Opeatogenys is a genus of clingfishes. The two species occur in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with one being found also in the Mediterranean Sea.
Opeatogenys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
Genus: | Opeatogenys Briggs, 1955 |
Type species | |
Mirbelia gracilis Canestrini, 1864[1]
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Opeatogenys cadenati Briggs, 1957
- Opeatogenys gracilis (Canestrini, 1864)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Opeatogenys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opeatogenys". FishBase. October 2012 version.