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Lepadichthys

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Lepadichthys
Lepadichthys lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Lepadichthys
Waite, 1904
Type species
Lepadichthys frenatus
Waite, 1904
Species

13, see text

Lepadichthys is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

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There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.