Clariger | |
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C. taiwanensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
Genus: | Clariger D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 |
Type species | |
Clariger cosmurus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 |
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There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
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