Microspathodon

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Microspathodon
Microspathodon chrysurus, 9HGJ 372, West Bay, Cayman Islands imported from iNaturalist photo 312863957.jpg
Microspathodon chrysurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Microspathodon
Günther, 1862
Type species
Glyphisodon chrysurus
Cuvier, 1830 [1]
Synonyms

Microspathodon is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.

Species

There are four species in the genus: [2]

SpeciesImage
Microspathodon bairdii

(Gill, 1862)

Microspathodon bairdii 448496388.jpg
Microspathodon chrysurus

(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)

Microspathodon chrysurus, 571 North West Point Road Grand Cayman KY1, West Bay 1301, Cayman Islands imported from iNaturalist photo 467376770.jpg
Microspathodon dorsalis

(Gill, 1862)

Giant Damselfish, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico imported from iNaturalist photo 65031220 (cropped).jpg
Microspathodon frontatus

Emery, 1970

Microspathodon frontatus, Bom Bom, Principe, Sao Tome (cropped).jpg

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & 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.