''Opeatogenys'' 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. The two species occur in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with one being found also in the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Opeatogenys cadenati
''Opeatogenys'' is a genus 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 ...
''
Briggs, 1957
* ''
Opeatogenys gracilis
''Opeatogenys gracilis'' is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae which is found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Suggested common names for this species are the ''pygmy clingfish'' and the ''seagrass clin ...
''
( Canestrini, 1864)
References
Gobiesocidae
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