''Tomicodon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
clingfish
Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the order Gobiesociformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coast, but a few species in deeper seas or ...
es native to the
Western Hemisphere
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, with these currently recognized species:
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Tomicodon absitus''
Briggs, 1955 (distant clingfish)
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Tomicodon abuelorum''
Szelitowski, 1990
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Tomicodon australis''
Briggs, 1955
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Tomicodon bidens''
Briggs, 1969 (bifid clingfish)
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Tomicodon boehlkei''
Briggs, 1955 (Cortez clingfish)
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Tomicodon briggsi''
J. T. Williams
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& J. C. Tyler, 2003
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Tomicodon chilensis''
Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (smallsucker clingfish)
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Tomicodon clarkei''
J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
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Tomicodon cryptus''
J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
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Tomicodon eos''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Rosy clingfish)
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Tomicodon fasciatus''
( W. K. H. Peters, 1859) (Barred clingfish)
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Tomicodon humeralis''
(C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Sonora clingfish)
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Tomicodon lavettsmithi''
J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
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Tomicodon leurodiscus''
J. T. Williams & J. C. Tyler, 2003
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Tomicodon myersi''
Briggs, 1955 (blackstripe clingfish)
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Tomicodon petersii''
( Garman, 1875) (Peter's clingfish)
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Tomicodon prodomus''
Briggs, 1969
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Tomicodon reitzae''
Briggs, 2001
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Tomicodon rhabdotus''
Smith-Vaniz, 1969
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Tomicodon rupestris''
( Poey, 1860)
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Tomicodon vermiculatus''
Briggs, 1955
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Tomicodon zebra''
(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (zebra clingfish)
References
Gobiesocidae
Taxa named by Charles N. F. Brisout
Marine fish genera
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