Aspasmichthys

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Aspasmichthys
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Aspasmichthys ciconiae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Aspasmichthys
Briggs, 1955
Type species
Aspasma ciconiae
Jordan & Fowler, 1902 [1]

Aspasmichthys is a genus of clingfishes from the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [2] [3]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aspasmichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aspasmichthys in FishBase . October 2012 version.
  3. 1 2 Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN   978-0-9872600-0-0