Cochleoceps
Genus of fishes
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Cochleoceps is a genus of clingfishes endemic to the waters around Australia.
| Cochleoceps | |
|---|---|
| |
| Eastern Cleaner-clingfish (C. orientalis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| 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)
