''Flabellicauda'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
clingfish
Clingfishes are ray-finned fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Blenniiformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coa ...
es from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Flabellicauda akiko'' – Minute clingfish
[Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. ''Reef Fishes of the East Indies.'' Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. .]
* ''
Flabellicauda alleni'' – Allen's clingfish
* ''
Flabellicauda bolini'' – Bolin's clingfish
* ''
Flabellicauda cometes'' – Comet's clingfish
References
Ray-finned fish genera
Gobiesocidae
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