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Tomicodon

Tomicodon is a genus of clingfishes native to the Western Hemisphere, with these currently recognized species:Tomicodon absitus Briggs, 1955 Tomicodon abuelorum Szelitowski, 1990 Tomicodon australis Briggs, 1955 Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969 Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs, 1955 Tomicodon briggsi J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003 Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville, 1846 Tomicodon clarkei J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003 Tomicodon cryptus J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003 Tomicodon eos (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) Tomicodon fasciatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1859) Tomicodon humeralis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) Tomicodon lavettsmithi J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003 Tomicodon leurodiscus J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003 Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955 Tomicodon petersii (Garman, 1875) Tomicodon prodomus Briggs, 1969 Tomicodon reitzae Briggs, 2001 Tomicodon rhabdotus Smith-Vaniz, 1969 Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860) Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs, 1955 Tomicodon zebra (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

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Tomicodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Tomicodon
Brisout de Barneville, 1846
Type species
Tomicodon chilensis
Brisout de Barneville, 18461

Tomicodon is a genus of clingfishes native to the Western Hemisphere, with these currently recognized species:2

  • Tomicodon absitus Briggs, 1955 (distant clingfish)
  • Tomicodon abuelorum Szelitowski, 1990
  • Tomicodon australis Briggs, 1955
  • Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969 (bifid clingfish)
  • Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs, 1955 (Cortez clingfish)
  • Tomicodon briggsi J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
  • Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (smallsucker clingfish)
  • Tomicodon clarkei J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
  • Tomicodon cryptus J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
  • Tomicodon eos (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Rosy clingfish)
  • Tomicodon fasciatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1859) (Barred clingfish)
  • Tomicodon humeralis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Sonora clingfish)
  • Tomicodon lavettsmithi J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
  • Tomicodon leurodiscus J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
  • Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955 (blackstripe clingfish)
  • Tomicodon petersii (Garman, 1875) (Peter's clingfish)
  • Tomicodon prodomus Briggs, 1969
  • Tomicodon reitzae Briggs, 2001
  • Tomicodon rhabdotus Smith-Vaniz, 1969
  • Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860)
  • Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs, 1955
  • Tomicodon zebra (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (zebra clingfish)
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tomicodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tomicodon". FishBase. October 2012 version.