''Cerdale'' is a genus of

wormfish Wormfishes were a subfamily, Microdesminae, which are formerly classified in the family Microdesmidae and are also currently classified, with no intervening rank, in the family Gobiidae and the order Gobiiformes. They are found in shallow trop ...

es native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Cerdale fasciata'' C. E. Dawson, 1974 * ''

Cerdale floridana ''Cerdale'' is a genus of wormfish Wormfishes were a subfamily, Microdesminae, which are formerly classified in the family Microdesmidae and are also currently classified, with no intervening rank, in the family Gobiidae and the order Gobii ...

'' Longley, 1934 (Pugjaw wormfish) * '' Cerdale ionthas'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Spotted worm goby) * '' Cerdale paludicola'' C. E. Dawson, 1974 * '' Cerdale prolata'' C. E. Dawson, 1974

References

Microdesmidae Gobiidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Gobiidae-stub