Microdesmus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Microdesmidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Microdesminae Rank Genus

Similar Wormfish, Microdesmidae, Oxymetopon, Aioliops, Perciformes

Microdesmus is a genus of wormfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

Microdesmus aethiopicus (Chabanaud, 1927)

Microdesmus affinis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Olivaceous wormfish)

Microdesmus africanus C. E. Dawson, 1979

Microdesmus bahianus C. E. Dawson, 1973

Microdesmus carri C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Stippled wormfish)

Microdesmus dipus Günther, 1864 (Banded worm goby)

Microdesmus dorsipunctatus C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Spotback wormfish)

Microdesmus hildebrandi Reid, 1936

Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

Microdesmus knappi C. E. Dawson, 1972

Microdesmus lanceolatus C. E. Dawson, 1962 (Lancetail wormfish)

Microdesmus longipinnis (Weymouth, 1910) (Pink wormfish)

Microdesmus luscus C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Blind wormfish)

Microdesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

Microdesmus retropinnis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Rearfin wormfish)

Microdesmus suttkusi C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Spotside wormfish)

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