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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits
Subfamily: Cheilobranchinae
Genus: Alabes

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11 species (see list below)

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Alabes bathys
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No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Alabes brevis
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No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Alabes dorsalis
[Common shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Alabes elongata Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes elongata
[]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes gibbosa
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Alabes hoesei
[Dwarf shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes obtusirostris
[]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes occidentalis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Alabes parvula
[Pygmy shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes scotti
[]

Photo by Springer, V.G.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006

Photo by Springer, V.G.
 
Alabes springeri
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11 Species of Family Gobiesocidae with Genus Alabes
(Clingfishes and singleslits)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2006 Alabes bathys Eastern Indian Ocean 3.9 SL
1976 Alabes brevis Eastern Indian Ocean 2.3 TL
1845 Alabes dorsalis Common shore-eel Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL
2004 Alabes elongata Eastern Indian Ocean 9.2 SL
2004 Alabes gibbosa Eastern Indian Ocean 9.1 SL
1976 Alabes hoesei Dwarf shore-eel Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL
2004 Alabes obtusirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 4.6 SL
2004 Alabes occidentalis Eastern Indian Ocean 4 SL
1909 Alabes parvula Pygmy shore-eel Southwest Pacific 5 TL
2004 Alabes scotti Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL
2006 Alabes springeri Southwest Pacific 3.1 SL



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