''Chriolepis'' 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 ...

of gobies native to the

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and Pacific coasts of the

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Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsburg, 1953 (Deepwater goby) * '' Chriolepis bilix''

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

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, 2013 (Double-filament goby) Hastings, P.A. & Findley, L.T. (2013): ''Chriolepis bilix'', a new species of goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from deep waters of the western Atlantic. ''Zootaxa, 3745 (5): 596–600.'' * '' Chriolepis cuneata'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 (Rail goby) * ''

Chriolepis dialepta ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Chriolepis atrimelum'' William Albert Bussing Burhaus, W. A. Bussing, 1997 * ''Ch ...

'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 * ''

Chriolepis fisheri ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

'' Herre, 1942 (Translucent goby) * '' Chriolepis lepidota''

, 1975 * ''

Chriolepis minutillus ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

'' C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Rubble goby) * ''

Chriolepis prolata ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

, 2015 (Platform goby) Hastings, P.A. & Findley, L.T. (2015): ''Chriolepis prolata'', a new species of Atlantic goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the North American continental shelf. ''Zootaxa, 3904 (4): 589–595.'' * ''

Chriolepis roosevelti ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

'' (Ginsburg, 1939) (Roosevelt's goby) * ''

Chriolepis tagus ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

'' Ginsburg, 1953 (Mystery goby) * ''

Chriolepis semisquamata ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

'' ( Rutter, 1904) (Secret goby) * ''

Chriolepis vespa ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

& Bortone, 1981 (Wasp goby) * ''

Chriolepis zebra ''Chriolepis'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chriolepis atrimelum'' W. A. Bussing, 1997 * '' Chriolepis benthonis'' Ginsb ...

'' Ginsburg, 1938 (Gecko goby) Two species, ''C. bilix'' and ''C. prolata'', are classified in the genus ''

Pinnichthys ''Pinnichthys'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae. They are found in the western Atlantic and the eastern Pacific, the genus was named in 2016. Three species previously classified in the genus '' Chriolepis'' have been includ ...

'' by some authorities, as is ''C. atrimelum'' but this has not been reflected in

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References

Gobiidae {{Gobiidae-stub