Myxodagnus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Blenniimorphae
Ordo: Blenniiformes
Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Myxodagnus
Species: M. belone – M. macrognathus – M. opercularis – M. sagitta – M. walkeri
Name

Myxodagnus Gill, 1861
References

Myxodagnus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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ITIS

Myxodagnus is a genus of sand stargazers, native to the Pacific and Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas.
Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

Myxodagnus belone J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Dartfish)
Myxodagnus macrognathus Hildebrand, 1946
Myxodagnus opercularis T. N. Gill, 1861 (Dart stargazer)
Myxodagnus sagitta G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946
Myxodagnus walkeri C. E. Dawson, 1976

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Myxodagnus in FishBase. April 2013 version.