The twinspot triplefin (Lepidonectes bimaculatus) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes.[2] It was described by Gerald R. Allen and David Ross Robertson in 1992.[3] This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded only in the vicinity of Malpelo Island in Colombia.[1] The twinspot triplefin acts as a cleaner fish, its only client species being the grouper Epinephelus labriformis.[4]

Twinspot triplefin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Lepidonectes
Species:
L. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Lepidonectes bimaculatus

References

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  1. ^ a b Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Bessudo, S. (2010). "Lepidonectes bimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183427A8111778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183427A8111778.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidonectes bimaculatus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepidonectes bimaculatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ Juan Pablo Quimbayo; M. S. Dias; O. R. C. Schlickmann & T. C. Mendes (2016). "Fish cleaning interactions on a remote island in the Tropical Eastern Pacific". Marine Biodiversity. 47 (2): 603–608. doi:10.1007/s12526-016-0493-2.