Clarkichthys bilineatus

Clarkichthys bilineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Microdesmidae
Subfamily: Microdesminae
Genus: Clarkichthys
J. L. B. Smith, 1958
Species: C. bilineatus
Binomial name
Clarkichthys bilineatus
(H. W. Clark, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Cerdale bilineatus H. W. Clark, 1936

Clarkichthys bilineatus, the Flagtail wormfish, is a species of wormfish native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Colombia as well as the Galapagos Islands. It is an inhabitant of tide pools and reefs being found down to a depth of about 8 metres (26 ft). This species grows to a length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Van Tassell, J. 2010. Clarkichthys bilineatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clarkichthys bilineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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