Coryogalops ocheticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Coryogalops |
Species: | C. ocheticus |
Binomial name | |
Coryogalops ocheticus (Norman, 1927) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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