Tomicodon
A genus of clingfishes native to the Western Hemisphere.
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Tomicodon is a genus of clingfishes native to the Western Hemisphere. The genus includes numerous currently recognized species, many of which were described by Briggs, Williams, Tyler, and other ichthyologists.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassActinopterygii
- DivisionTeleostei
- OrderBlenniiformes
- FamilyGobiesocidae
- GenusTomicodon
Named by Brisout de Barneville, 1846
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Tomicodon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Type species
- Tomicodon chilensis
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Background
The genus Tomicodon was established with species described as early as 1846, when Brisout de Barneville described Tomicodon chilensis. Many species were later added by Briggs in 1955, 1969, and 2001, as well as by Williams and Tyler in 2003. The genus includes species with common names such as distant clingfish, bifid clingfish, Cortez clingfish, smallsucker clingfish, rosy clingfish, barred clingfish, Sonora clingfish, blackstripe clingfish, Peter's clingfish, and zebra clingfish.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Tomicodon (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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