| Sicyases | |
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| S. sanguineus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Sicyases J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Sicyases sanguineus Müller & Troschel, 1843 [1] | |
Sicyases is a genus of clingfishes native to the coasts of the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [2]
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