''Trypauchen'' is a
genus of burrowing
gobies native to the
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
region. It is classified under the subfamily
Amblyopinae of the family
Gobiidae. The name is derived from
Ancient Greek τρύπα (''trupa'', "hole") and αυχενος (''aukhenos'', "neck"), referring to the distinctive opercular pouches of the members of the genus.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Trypauchen pelaeos''
Murdy, 2006
* ''
Trypauchen vagina''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor journal ...
& J. G. Schneider, 1801)
References
Amblyopinae
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