Microdesmus

Microdesmus
Microdesmus dipus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Microdesmus Günther, 1864
Type species
Microdesmus dipus Günther, 1864
Synonyms
Leptocerdale Weymouth, 1910

Microdesmus is a genus of wormfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

• Microdesmus aethiopicus (Chabanaud, 1927) (Chabanaud's wormfish)
• Microdesmus affinis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Olivaceous wormfish)
• Microdesmus africanus C. E. Dawson, 1979 (West African wormfish)
• Microdesmus bahianus C. E. Dawson, 1973 (Bahia wormfish)
• Microdesmus carri C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Stippled wormfish)
• Microdesmus dipus Günther, 1864 (Banded worm goby)
• Microdesmus dorsipunctatus C. E. Dawson, 1968 (Spotback wormfish)
• Microdesmus hildebrandi Reid, 1936 (Dark-tailed worm goby)
• Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Long-tailed worm goby)
• Microdesmus knappi C. E. Dawson, 1972 (Colombian wormfish)
• Microdesmus lanceolatus C. E. Dawson, 1962 (Lancetail wormfish)
• Microdesmus longipinnis (Weymouth, 1910) (Pink wormfish)
• Microdesmus luscus C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Blind wormfish)
• Microdesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Giant wormfish)
• Microdesmus retropinnis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Rearfin wormfish)
• Microdesmus suttkusi C. R. Gilbert, 1966 (Spotside wormfish)