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Trypauchen

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gobiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Amblyopinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Amblyopinae, Taenioides, Perciformes, Odontamblyopus, Oxyurichthys

Trypauchen is a genus of burrowing gobies native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is classified under the subfamily Amblyopinae of the family Gobiidae. The name is derived from Ancient Greek τρύπα (trupa, "hole") and αυχενος (aukhenos, "neck"), referring to the distinctive opercular pouches of the members of the genus.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Trypauchen pelaeos Murdy, 2006
  • Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
  • References

    Trypauchen Wikipedia