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Black crinoid clingfish

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Black crinoid clingfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Unguitrema
Species:
U. nigrum
Binomial name
Unguitrema nigrum

Unguitrema nigrum, also known as the Black crinoid clingfish is a species of clingfish endemic to Papua New Guinea. This species occurs Madang Lagoon in Madang District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] It was collected from a crinoid, Oxycomanthus bennetti, of the black phase.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fricke, R. (2014). "Unguitrema nigrum, a new genus and species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Madang, Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 13: 35–42.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Unguitrema nigrum". FishBase. April 2019 version.