Haliophis

Genus of fishes

Haliophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Congrogadinae
Genus: Haliophis
Rüppell, 1829[1]
Type species
Muraena guttata
Forsskål 1775[2]

Haliophis is a genus of ray-finned fishes, the type genus of the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

The following species are classified in the genus Halidesmus:[3]

  • Haliophis aethiopus Winterbottom, 1985 (Bali eelblenny)
  • Haliophis diademus Winterbottom & Randall, 1994 (Stars-and-stripes snakelet )
  • Haliophis guttatus (Forsskål, 1775) (African eel blenny)

References

  1. ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Haliophis Rüppell, 1829". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Haliophis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). Haliophis "Species in genus 'Haliophis'". FishBase. June 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Haliophis


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