Microdesmidae

The Microdesmidae, the wormfishes and dartfishes, were a family of goby-like fishes in the order Gobiiformes, more recent workers have placed this taxon within the Gobiidae, although the researchers do not define the taxonomic status of this grouping within that family. Two subfamilies in this family were briefly treated as full families - the Ptereleotrinae (dartfishes) and Microdesminae (wormfishes). The family includes about 82 species.

Nemateleotris is a genus of dartfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Ptereleotris is a genus of dartfishes found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.

Oxymetopon is a genus of fish formerly classified in the family Microdesmidae but now classified in the Gobiidae. They are native to the western Pacific Ocean. They are sometimes called ribbon-gobies.

Gunnellichthys is a genus of wormfishes native to the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific Ocean.

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

Paragunnellichthys is a genus of wormfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

species of fish

species of fish

Dartfishes are a group of fish, formerly considered to be a subfamily, Ptereleotrinae, of goby-like fishes in the family Microdesmidae of the order Gobiiformes, Authorities now consider the species in the family Microdesmidae are within the Gobiidae, although the researchers do not define the taxonomic status of this grouping within that family. They are saltwater fish.

species of fish

species of fish

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

Navigobius is a genus of fish in the family Microdesmidae native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Wormfishes were a subfamily, Microdesminae, which are formerly classified in the family Microdesmidae and are also currently classified, with no intervening rank, in the family Gobiidae and the order Gobiiformes.