Lepadichthys

Lepadichthys
Lepadichthys frenatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Diademichthyinae
Genus: Lepadichthys
Waite, 1904
Type species
Lepadichthys frenatus
Waite, 1904
Species

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

Species

The former L. lineatus species group was moved to Rhinolepadichthys in 2024, so there are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lepadichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3990.1.6. PMID 26250222.
  3. ↑ 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.