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Microspathodon

Microspathodon is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.

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Microspathodon
Microspathodon chrysurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Microspathodon
Günther, 1862
Type species
Glyphisodon chrysurus
Cuvier, 18301
Synonyms

Microspathodon is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.

Species

There are four species in the genus:2

Species Image
Microspathodon bairdii

(Gill, 1862)

Microspathodon chrysurus

(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)

Microspathodon dorsalis

(Gill, 1862)

Microspathodon frontatus

Emery, 1970

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Microspathodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microspathodon". FishBase. June 2018 version.