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Alabes
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Alabes

Cloquet, 1816
Type species
Alabes cuvieri
Vaillant, 1905
Synonyms
  • Cheilobranchus J. Richardson, 1845

Alabes is a genus of clingfishes endemic to Australia along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1] They are small, eel-like fishes with narrow tapering bodies and small heads.[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alabes". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. ^ Bray, Dianne. "Genus Alabes". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.