''Aioliops'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

dartfish Dartfishes are a group of fish, formerly considered to be a subfamily, Ptereleotrinae, of goby-like fishes in the family Microdesmidae of the order Gobiiformes, Authorities now consider the species in the family Microdesmidae are within the Gobi ...

es native to the central western

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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Aioliops brachypterus'' Rennis & Hoese, 1987 (Shortfin minidartfish) * '' Aioliops megastigma'' Rennis & Hoese, 1987 (Bigspot minidartfish) * '' Aioliops novaeguineae'' Rennis & Hoese, 1987 (New guinea minidartfish) * '' Aioliops tetrophthalmus'' Rennis & Hoese, 1987

References

Microdesmidae Gobiidae {{Gobiidae-stub