Clarkichthys bilineatus
| Clarkichthys bilineatus | |
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| 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) | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clarkichthys bilineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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