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Monotypic taxon: Order Gobiesociformes Gill, 1872 - clingfishes (fish)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Gobiesocoidei (Suborder) Bertin & Arambourg, 1958 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 128. [indirect]
TypeGobiesox (Genus) Lacepède, 1800

Variants

Current rankGobiesocoidei (Suborder) Bertin & Arambourg, 1958 Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025). [inferred]
Former rankGobiesocoidei (Suborder) Bertin & Arambourg, 1958 Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 26 ("in EO Wiley and GD Johnson").
Former rankGobiesocoidei (Suborder) Bertin & Arambourg, 1958 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 80; [<10 Feb 2025]. [inferred]
Incorrect spellingGobiescoiformes (Order) nom. null.

Synonyms

Synonymous nameXenopteri (Order) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 607.
Synonymous nameXenopterygii (Order) Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameschildvissen Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameclingfishes Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 351.
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