Gymnoamblyopus, Edward O. Murdy & Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., 2003

Edward O. Murdy & Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., 2003, Gymnoamblyopus novaeguineae, a new genus and species of worm goby from Papua New Guinea (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae)., Zootaxa 150, pp. 1-6 : 2

publication ID	z00150p001
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:75E0A1B3-005E-452E-9F2B-4B528377D5E0
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6276815
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C2A1A107-E91D-4A5E-B41B-068D24952F7D
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:C2A1A107-E91D-4A5E-B41B-068D24952F7D
treatment provided by	Thomas
scientific name	Gymnoamblyopus
status	new genus

Treatment

Gymnoamblyopus View in CoL ZBK , new genus

Diagnosis. An amblyopine goby with a 3-12210 pterygiophore formula, but having only one anal-fin pterygiophore anterior to first hemal spine; no Y-shaped second anal-fin pterygiophore; no chin barbels; no scales; no raised dermal folds or ridges; pleural ribs short and posteriorly directed; and mouth vertical.

Type species. Gymnoamblyopus novaeguineae Murdy and Ferraris ZBK , new species

Etymology. From gymnos, Greek for bare, and Amblyopus, the generic name that is the basis of the subfamily name; in reference to the absence of scales on this fish. Gender: masculine.