Lepadichthys is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Lepadichthys | |
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| Lepadichthys lineatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Lepadichthys Waite, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
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13, see text | |
Species
editThere are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- Lepadichthys bilineatus M. T. Craig, Bogorodsky & J. E. Randall, 2015[1]
- Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969 - Pale clingfish
- Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 - Eye-stripe clingfish
- Lepadichthys conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura, 2020[2]
- Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963
- Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963[1]
- Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
- Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs, 1966 - Double-line clingfish
- Lepadichthys minor Briggs, 1955 - Minor clingfish
- Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943
- Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001 - Springer's clingfish
References
edit- ^ a b Craig, M.T., Bogorodsky, S.V., Randall, J.E. & Mal, A.O. (2015): Lepadichthys bilineatus, a new species of clingfish from Oman (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae), with a redescription of Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs and Link from the Red Sea. Zootaxa, 3990 (1): 113–122.
- ^ Fujiwara, Kyoji; Motomura, Hiroyuki (November 2020). "A New Species of Lepadichthys from the Central South Pacific and Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001 (Gobiesocidae)". Copeia. 108 (4): 833–846. doi:10.1643/CI2020036. ISSN 0045-8511.
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