Discotrema is a genus of clingfishes found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific where they live on crinoids. These tiny fish have distinctive pattern consisting of long white or yellow lines along their body.[1]
| Discotrema | |
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| Discotrema crinophilum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Discotrema Briggs, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Discotrema crinophilum Briggs, 1976 (Crinoid clingfish)
- Discotrema monogrammum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Oneline clingfish)
- Discotrema zonatum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008
References
edit- ^ Craig, M.T.; J.E. Randall (2008). "Two New Species of the Indo-Pacific Clingfish Genus Discotrema (Gobiesocidae)". Copeia. 2008 (1): 68–74. doi:10.1643/ci-07-025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Discotrema". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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