Xiphasia
Genus of fishes
| Xiphasia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hairtail Blenny (X. setifer) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Blenniinae |
| Genus: | Xiphasia Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 | |
Xiphasia is a small genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & K. Suzuki, 1952 (Japanese snake blenny)
- Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 (hairtail blenny)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Xiphasia in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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