Cerdale is a genus of wormfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Cerdale | |
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Cerdale ionthas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Subfamily: | Microdesminae |
Genus: | Cerdale D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 |
Type species | |
Cerdale ionthas D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882
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Species
editThere are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cerdale fasciata C. E. Dawson, 1974
- Cerdale floridana Longley, 1934 (Pugjaw wormfish)
- Cerdale ionthas D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Spotted worm goby)
- Cerdale paludicola C. E. Dawson, 1974
- Cerdale prolata C. E. Dawson, 1974
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cerdale". FishBase. December 2013 version.