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Gnatholepis

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Gnatholepis is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. Gnatholepis are tropical fish associated with sandy habitat around corals.

Species

オオモンハゼ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyGobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
658
With media
34
Family
Gobiidae
Collections
USNM, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Indonesia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, United States, Australia, Philippines, Fiji, Vanuatu

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gobiidae
Image
Gnatholepis thompsoni.jpg
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genus
Commons category
Gnatholepis
taxon name
Gnatholepis
topic's main category
Category:Gnatholepis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Gnatholepis is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. Gnatholepis are tropical fish associated with sandy habitat around corals.

==Species== There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus.

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