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Chalixodytes

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Chalixodytes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Chalixodytes
L. P. Schultz, 1943
Type species
Chalixodytes tauensis
L. P. Schultz, 1943

Chalixodytes is a genus of sandburrowers native to the Indian and the Pacific oceans.

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

C. chameleontoculis is regarded by many authorities as a synonym of C. tauensis, which would mean that this genus is monotypic.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chalixodytes". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chalixodytes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2018.