Lepadichthys
Genus of fishes
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Lepadichthys is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Lepadichthys | |
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| Lepadichthys frenatus | |
Scientific 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 | |
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Species
The former L. lineatus species group was moved to Rhinolepadichthys in 2024, so there are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lepadichthys bilineatus M. T. Craig, Bogorodsky & J. E. Randall, 2015[2]
- 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 - Bridled clingfish
- Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka, 1908)
- Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943 - Shark Bay clingfish
- Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001 - Springer's clingfish
