Trypauchen

Trypauchen is a genus of burrowing gobies native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is classified under the subfamily Amblyopinae of the family Gobiidae. The name is derived from Ancient Greek τρύπα (trupa, "hole") and αυχενος (aukhenos, "neck"), referring to the distinctive opercular pouches of the members of the genus.^[1]

Trypauchen
Trypauchen spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Amblyopinae
Genus:	Trypauchen Valenciennes, 1837
Type species
Gobius vagina Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Species
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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Trypauchen pelaeos Murdy, 2006
• Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)