Discotrema
Genus of fishes
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Discotrema is a genus of clingfishes found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific where they live on crinoids. These tiny fish have distinctive pattern consisting of long white or yellow lines along their body.[1]
| Discotrema | |
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| Discotrema crinophilum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Diademichthyinae |
| Genus: | Discotrema Briggs, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Discotrema crinophilum Briggs, 1976 (Crinoid clingfish)
- Discotrema monogrammum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Oneline clingfish)
- Discotrema zonatum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008
