Halidesmus is a genus of ray-finned fishes, the type genus of the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as India,[3] with one species extending marginally into the south-east Atlantic Ocean.[4]
| Halidesmus | |
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| Halidesmus scapularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Congrogadinae |
| Genus: | Halidesmus Günther, 1872[1] |
| Type species | |
| Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872[2]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
editThe following species are classified in the genus Halidesmus:[5]
- Halidesmus coccus Winterbottom & Randall, 1994 (Rooster snakelet)
- Halidesmus polytretus Winterbottom, 1982
- Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872 (Snakelet )
- Halidesmus socotraensis Gill & Zajonz, 2003 (Socotran snakelet)
- Halidesmus thomaseni (Nielsen, 1961) (Thomasen's snakelet)
References
edit- ^ a b Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Halidesmus". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Halidesmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halidesmus thomaseni". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halidesmus scapularis". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). Halidesmus "Species in genus 'Halidesmus'". FishBase. June 2018 version.
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