Amblyopinae Explained

Amblyopinae is a subfamily of elongated mud-dwelling gobies commonly called eel gobies or worm gobies; it has been regarded as a subfamily of the family Gobiidae, while the 5th edition Fishes of the World classifies it as a subfamily of the family Oxudercidae.^[1] The members in the subfamily have two dorsal fins that are connected by a membranous structure and their eyes are highly reduced in size. They are usually pink, red, or purple in coloration.

Genera

Currently, 15 genera in this subfamily are recognized:

• Amblyotrypauchen Hora, 1924
• Biendongella Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]
• Brachyamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
• Caragobius H. M. Smith & Seale, 1906
• Ctenotrypauchen Steindachner, 1867
• Gymnoamblyopus Murdy & Ferraris, 2003
• Karsten Murdy, 2002
• Odontamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
• Paratrypauchen Murdy, 2008
• Pseudotrypauchen Hardenberg, 1931
• Sovvityazius Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]
• Taenioides Lacépède, 1800
• Trypauchen Valenciennes, 1837
• Trypauchenichthys Bleeker, 1860
• Trypauchenopsis Volz, 1903

Notes and References

1. Book: Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition . Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . 330 . Wiley . 9781119220824.
2. Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): An Overview of Gobies of the Subfamily Amblyopinae (Gobiidae) from the Western South China Sea (Vietnam and Indonesia) and Pacific Waters of the Philippines. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (6): 783–791.