Pherallodiscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
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

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

  • Pherallodiscus funebris (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Northern fraildisc clingfish)
  • Pherallodiscus varius Briggs, 1955 (Southern fraildisc clingfish)

References

  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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pherallodiscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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