Amblyopinae
| Amblyopinae | |
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| Odontamblyopus lacepedii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Günther, 1861 |
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 family Gobiidae, 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:
- Amblyotrypauchen Hora, 1924
- Biendongella Prokofiev, 2015 [3]
- Brachyamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
- Caragobius H. M. Smith & Seale, 1906
- Ctenotrypauchen Steindachner, 1867
- Gymnoamblyopus Murdy & Ferraris, 2003
- Karsten Murdy, 2002
- Odontamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
- Paratrypauchen Murdy, 2008
- Pseudotrypauchen Hardenberg, 1931
- Sovvityazius Prokofiev, 2015 [3]
- Taenioides Lacépède, 1800
- Trypauchen Valenciennes, 1837
- Trypauchenichthys Bleeker, 1860
- Trypauchenopsis Volz, 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.
- ^ a b Prokofiev, 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.