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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Microdesmidae Wormfishes
Subfamily: Microdesminae
Genus: Gunnellichthys

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7 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean.
 
Gunnellichthys copleyi
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson, 1968

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Gunnellichthys curiosus
[Curious wormfish]
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Western Central Pacific.
 
Gunnellichthys grandoculis
[]
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Western Indian Ocean
 
Gunnellichthys irideus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gunnellichthys monostigma
[Onespot wormfish]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1858

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia
[Onestripe wormfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Gunnellichthys viridescens Dawson, 1968

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gunnellichthys viridescens
[Yellowstripe wormfish]
7 Species of Family Microdesmidae with Genus Gunnellichthys
(Wormfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1951 Gunnellichthys copleyi Western Indian Ocean.
1968 Gunnellichthys curiosus Curious wormfish Indo-Pacific 12 SL
1911 Gunnellichthys grandoculis Western Central Pacific.
1958 Gunnellichthys irideus Western Indian Ocean
1958 Gunnellichthys monostigma Onespot wormfish Indo-Pacific 15 SL
1858 Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia Onestripe wormfish Western Central Pacific 12 SL
1968 Gunnellichthys viridescens Yellowstripe wormfish Indo-Pacific 12 SL



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