Cochleoceps

Genus of fishes

Cochleoceps
Eastern Cleaner-clingfish (C. orientalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Cochleoceps
Whitley, 1943
Type species
Crepidogaster spatula
Günther, 1861[1]

Cochleoceps is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the waters around Australia.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Cochleoceps bassensis [sv] Hutchins, 1983
  • Cochleoceps bicolor Hutchins, 1991 (Western cleaner-clingfish)
  • Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991 (Eastern cleaner-clingfish)
  • Cochleoceps spatula (Günther, 1861)
  • Cochleoceps viridis Hutchins, 1991 (Green clingfish)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cochleops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cochleoceps in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Cochleoceps


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