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

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)

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Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Microdesmus aethiopicus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Microdesmus affinis
[Olivaceous wormfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Microdesmus africanus
[]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Microdesmus bahianus Dawson, 1973

Photo by Macieira, R.M.
 
Microdesmus bahianus
[]

Photo by Smith, D.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Microdesmus carri Gilbert, 1966

Photo by Smith, D.G.
 
Microdesmus carri
[Stippled wormfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Microdesmus dipus
[Banded worm goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Microdesmus dorsipunctatus Dawson, 1968

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Microdesmus dorsipunctatus
[Spotback wormfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Microdesmus hildebrandi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Microdesmus intermedius
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Microdesmus knappi
[]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Microdesmus lanceolatus
[Lancetail wormfish]

Photo by Smith, D.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Microdesmus longipinnis (Weymouth, 1910)

Photo by Smith, D.G.
 
Microdesmus longipinnis
[Pink wormfish]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Microdesmus luscus
[Blind wormfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Microdesmus multiradiatus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Microdesmus retropinnis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Microdesmus retropinnis
[Rearfin wormfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Microdesmus suttkusi
[Spotside wormfish]
16 Species of Family Microdesmidae with Genus Microdesmus
(Wormfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1927 Microdesmus aethiopicus Eastern Central Atlantic 5.7 SL
1928 Microdesmus affinis Olivaceous wormfish Eastern Central Pacific.
1979 Microdesmus africanus Eastern Central Atlantic 7.5 SL
1973 Microdesmus bahianus Western Atlantic 5.1 SL
1966 Microdesmus carri Stippled wormfish Western Central Atlantic 5.3 SL
1864 Microdesmus dipus Banded worm goby Eastern Central Pacific 8.8 SL
1968 Microdesmus dorsipunctatus Spotback wormfish Eastern Central Pacific
1936 Microdesmus hildebrandi Eastern Pacific
1928 Microdesmus intermedius Eastern Pacific
1972 Microdesmus knappi Eastern Pacific
1962 Microdesmus lanceolatus Lancetail wormfish Western Atlantic 6 TL
1910 Microdesmus longipinnis Pink wormfish Western Atlantic 27 TL
1977 Microdesmus luscus Blind wormfish Western Atlantic 4.6 SL
1928 Microdesmus multiradiatus Eastern Pacific
1882 Microdesmus retropinnis Rearfin wormfish Eastern Central Pacific 11 TL
1966 Microdesmus suttkusi Spotside wormfish Eastern Central Pacific 10.5 SL



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