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, 2006Alabes brevis V. G. Springer & T. H. Fraser, 1976Alabes dorsalis Alabes elongata Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004Alabes hoesei V. G. Springer & T. H. Fraser, 1976 Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004Alabes parvula Alabes scotti Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 2004Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006