Cochleoceps is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the waters around Australia.
Cochleoceps | |
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Eastern Cleaner-clingfish (C. orientalis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiesociformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
Genus: | Cochleoceps Whitley, 1943 |
Type species | |
Crepidogaster spatula Günther, 1861[1] |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Cochleoceps bassensis Hutchins, 1983
- Cochleoceps bicolor Hutchins, 1991 (Western cleaner-clingfish)
- Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991 (Eastern cleaner-clingfish)
- Cochleoceps spatula (Günther, 1861)
- Cochleoceps viridis Hutchins, 1991 (Green clingfish)