Amblyopinae is a subfamily of elongated mud-dwelling gobies commonly called eel gobies or worm gobies; it has been regarded as a subfamily of the familyGobiidae, while the 5th edition Fishes of the World classifies it as a subfamily of the family Oxudercidae.[1] The members in the subfamily have two dorsal fins that are connected by a membranous structure and their eyes are highly reduced in size. They are usually pink, red, or purple in coloration.[2]
Genera
Currently, 15 genera in this subfamily are recognized:
- AmblyotrypauchenHora, 1924
- BiendongellaProkofiev, 2015[3]
- BrachyamblyopusBleeker, 1874
- CaragobiusH. M. Smith & Seale, 1906
- CtenotrypauchenSteindachner, 1867
- GymnoamblyopusMurdy & Ferraris, 2003
- KarstenMurdy, 2002
- OdontamblyopusBleeker, 1874
- ParatrypauchenMurdy, 2008
- PseudotrypauchenHardenberg, 1931
- SovvityaziusProkofiev, 2015[3]
- TaenioidesLacépède, 1800
- TrypauchenValenciennes, 1837
- TrypauchenichthysBleeker, 1860
- TrypauchenopsisVolz, 1903
References
- ↑Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition. Wiley. p. 330. ISBN 9781119220824.
- ↑Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Gobiidae". FishBase. June 2017 version.
- 12Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): An Overview of Gobies of the Subfamily Amblyopinae (Gobiidae) from the Western South China Sea (Vietnam and Indonesia) and Pacific Waters of the Philippines.Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (6): 783–791.
Categories:
- Amblyopinae
- Oxudercidae
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Oxudercidae stubs