Rimicola Explained

Rimicola is a genus of clingfishes found along the coasts of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Homonymy issue

Rimicola has also been given as a name for a genus of isodiametrid flatworms by Böhmig in 1908 which should thus be invalid as per Article 57 of the ICZN.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

• Rimicola cabrilloi Briggs, 2002 (Channel Islands clingfish)
• Rimicola dimorpha Briggs, 1955 (Southern clingfish)
• Rimicola eigenmanni (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
• Rimicola muscarum (Meek & Pierson, 1895) (Kelp clingfish)
• Rimicola sila Briggs, 1955 (Guadalupe clingfish)