''Microdesmus'' is a

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of wormfishes native to the

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and the eastern

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Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microdesmus aethiopicus'' ( Chabanaud, 1927) * '' Microdesmus affinis''

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, 1928 (Olivaceous wormfish) * '' Microdesmus africanus'' C. E. Dawson, 1979 * '' Microdesmus bahianus'' C. E. Dawson, 1973 * '' Microdesmus carri'' C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Stippled wormfish) * '' Microdesmus dipus'' Günther, 1864 (Banded worm goby) * '' Microdesmus dorsipunctatus'' C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Spotback wormfish) * '' Microdesmus hildebrandi''

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, 1936 * '' Microdesmus intermedius''

, 1928 * '' Microdesmus knappi'' C. E. Dawson, 1972 * ''

Microdesmus lanceolatus ''Microdesmus'' is a genus of wormfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Microdesmus aethiopicus'' (Paul Chabanaud, Chabanaud, 1927) * ''Microdesmus ...

'' C. E. Dawson, 1962 (Lancetail wormfish) * '' Microdesmus longipinnis'' ( Weymouth, 1910) (Pink wormfish) * '' Microdesmus luscus'' C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Blind wormfish) * '' Microdesmus multiradiatus''

, 1928 * '' Microdesmus retropinnis'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Rearfin wormfish) * '' Microdesmus suttkusi'' C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Spotside wormfish)

References

Microdesmidae Gobiidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Gobiidae-stub