''Pinnichthys'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
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The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
from the
family
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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 included in ''Pinnichthys''.][
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Species
Five species have been assigned to this genus:[
* '']Pinnichthys aimoriensis
''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 ...
'' Van Tassell & Tornabene, 2016 (Thiony's goby)
* ''Pinnichthys atrimela
''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 ...
'' (Bussing, 1997) (Black-cheek goby)
* ''Pinnichthys bilix
''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 ...
'' (Hastings & Findley 2013) (Double-filament goby)
* '' Pinnichthys prolata'' (Hastings & Findley 2015) (Platform goby)
* '' Pinnichthys saurimimica'' Gilmore, Van Tassell & Tornabene, 2016 (Lizardfish goby)
There are no species listed under this genus in FishBase
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References
Gobiidae
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