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Pherallodiscus

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Pherallodiscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Pherallodiscus
Briggs, 1955
Type species
Gobiesox funebris

Pherallodiscus is a genus of clingfishes native to the central eastern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Mexico. Based on genetic studies the genus should be merged into Gobiesox.[2]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pherallodiscus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ Hastings, P.A.; K.W. Conway (2017). "Gobiesox lanceolatus, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Los Frailes submarine canyon, Gulf of California, Mexico" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4221 (3): 393–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.8. PMID 28187671.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pherallodiscus". FishBase. October 2012 version.