Lepadichthys
| Lepadichthys | |
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| Lepadichthys lineatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Diademichthyinae |
| Genus: | Lepadichthys Waite, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
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Lepadichthys is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
- Lepadichthys akiko G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 [1]
- Lepadichthys bilineatus M. T. Craig, Bogorodsky & J. E. Randall, 2015 [2]
- Lepadichthys bolini Briggs, 1962 (Bolin's clingfish)
- Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969 (Pale clingfish)
- Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 (Eye-stripe clingfish)
- Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963
- Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963 [2]
- 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
- ^ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. Universitiy of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.
- ^ 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.
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