Opeatogenys

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Opeatogenys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Opeatogenys
Briggs, 1955
Type species
Mirbelia gracilis
Canestrini, 1864[1]

Opeatogenys is a genus of clingfishes. The two species occur in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with one being found also in the Mediterranean Sea.

Species[edit]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Opeatogenys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Opeatogenys in FishBase. October 2012 version.