Gunnellichthys

Gunnellichthys
Gunnellichthys copleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Gunnellichthys Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858
Synonyms
Paragobioides Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911

Gunnellichthys is a genus of wormfishes native to the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific Ocean.¹

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:¹

• Gunnellichthys copleyi (J. L. B. Smith, 1951)
• Gunnellichthys curiosus C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Curious wormfish)
• Gunnellichthys grandoculis (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
• Gunnellichthys irideus J. L. B. Smith, 1958
• Gunnellichthys monostigma J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Onespot wormfish)
• Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858 (Onestripe wormfish)
• Gunnellichthys viridescens C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Yellowstripe wormfish)