Lepadichthys frenatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Lepadichthys |
| Species: | L. frenatus
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| Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
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Lepadichthys frenatus, the bridled clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is found on shallow reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
Lepadichthys frenatus is pale pinkish to orange in colour and has a dark reddish stripe which runs from the snout through the eye and across the cover of the gills.[2] It has 15-17 soft rays in its dorsal fin and 12-15 in its anal fin. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are all joined to each other.[3] Compared to other clingfishes the sucker disc is medium in size and this species grows to a Total Length of 4.9 to 5.8 centimetres (1.9 to 2.3 in).[2]
Distribution
Lepadichthys frenatus occurs in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia, east to the Pitcairn Islands.[1] In Australia it is found from the southern Great Barrier Reef to South Solitary Island, New South Wales as well as on Elizabeth Reef, Middleton Reef, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.[2]
Habitat & biology
Lepadichthys frenatus occurs in coral and rocky reefs, where it frequently shelters at the base of sea urchins belonging to the species Diadema setosum.[2] It is found at depths of 1 to 6 metres (3.3 to 19.7 ft).[4]
References
- ^ a b Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E. (2016). "Lepadichthys frenatus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67905515A115448665. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) {{cite iucn}}: error: title has extraneous text, unknown url (help) - ^ a b c d Bray, D.J. (2018). "Lepadichthys frenatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepadichthys frenatus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
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