Lepadichthys

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

Lepadichthys
Lepadichthys lineatus
Scientific classification
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

Species

There are currently 13 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 conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura, 2020[3]
• 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

1. 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.
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.
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.