Varicus | |
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Varicus lacerta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: |
Varicus C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961 |
Type species | |
Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961
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Varicus is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean. [1]
The genus was recently reexamined, and several new species were described and added to the group in 2016. [2]
Species include: [2]
The whiteband goby (Paedovaricus imswe) was formerly known as Varicus imswe. [2] This genus is closely related to genus Chriolepis, and now contains some species formerly included there. [2]
Varicus | |
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Varicus lacerta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: |
Varicus C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961 |
Type species | |
Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961
|
Varicus is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean. [1]
The genus was recently reexamined, and several new species were described and added to the group in 2016. [2]
Species include: [2]
The whiteband goby (Paedovaricus imswe) was formerly known as Varicus imswe. [2] This genus is closely related to genus Chriolepis, and now contains some species formerly included there. [2]