Amblyopinae
| Eel gobies Amblyopinae | |
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| Odontamblyopus lacepedii | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyopinae |
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The Amblyopinae, commonly known as eel gobies or worm gobies, are a subfamily of elongated mud-dwelling gobies. Their two dorsal fins are connected by a membranous structure and their eyes are highly reduced. They are usually pink, red, or purple in coloration. The Amblyopinae contain 12 genera and about 23 species:[1][2]
- Amblyotrypauchen Hora, 1924
- Brachyamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
- Caragobius Smith & Seale 1906
- Gymnoamblyopus Murdy & Ferraris, 2003
- Karsten Murdy, 2002
- Nudagobioides Shaw, 1929
- Odontamblyopus Murdy & Shibukawa, 2003
- Paratrypauchen Murdy, 2008
- Pseudotrypauchen Hardenberg, 1931
- Taenioides Lacepède, 1800
- Trypauchen Valenciennes, 1837
- Trypauchenichthys Bleeker, 1860
- Trypauchenopsis Volz 1903
The genus Gobioides has been transferred to the subfamily Gobionellinae.[3]
References
- ↑ Edward Murdy (2011). "Systematics of Amblyopinae". In B.G. Kapoor. The Biology of Gobies. Science Publishers. pp. 107–118. doi:10.1201/b11397-10. ISBN 978-1-4398-6233-9.
- ↑ WoRMS (2012). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Amblyopinae". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ Edward O. Murdy (1997). "A review of the gobioid fish genus Gobioides". Ichthyological Research 45 (2): 121–123. doi:10.1007/BF02678554.
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