Microdesmidae

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Wormfishes
Nemateleotris magnifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Microdesmidae
Regan, 1912
Subfamilies & Genera

Subfamily Ptereleotrinae

Subfamily Microdesminae

  • Cerdale
  • Clarkichthys
  • Gunnellichthys
  • Microdesmus
  • Paragunnellichthys

Microdesmidae, the wormfishes and dartfishes are a family, of goby-like fishes in the order Perciformes. There are currently two sub-families in this family which were briefly treated as full families - the Ptereleotrinae (dartfishes) and Microdesminae (wormfishes).[1]

They are found in shallow tropical waters, both marine and brackish, often burrowing in estuarine mud. They are small fishes, the largest species reaching only about 12 cm in length.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Microdesmidae" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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