Alabes


Alabes is a genus of clingfishes endemic to Australia along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Description

Fishes in the genus Alabes are small, eel-like fishes with narrow tapering bodies and small heads.

Distribution

They are endemic to Australia along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The currently recognised species in this genus are:
  • Alabes bathys Hutchins, 2006
  • Alabes brevis V. G. Springer & T. H. Fraser, 1976
  • Alabes dorsalis
  • Alabes elongata Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004
  • Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004
  • Alabes hoesei V. G. Springer & T. H. Fraser, 1976
  • Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004
  • Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004
  • Alabes parvula
  • Alabes scotti Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004
  • Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006