Trypauchen
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyopinae |
| Genus: | Trypauchen Valenciennes, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius vagina Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
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Trypauchen is a genus of burrowing gobies native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is classified under the subfamily Amblyopinae of the family Gobiidae. The name is derived from Ancient Greek τρύπα (trupa, "hole") and αυχενος (aukhenos, "neck"), referring to the distinctive opercular pouches of the members of the genus.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Trypauchen pelaeos Murdy, 2006
- Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
References
- ↑ Edward O. Murdy (2006). "A revision of the gobiid fish genus Trypauchen (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae)". Zootaxa 1343: 55–68. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/zt01343p068.pdf.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Trypauchen in FishBase. June 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q376875 entry
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