| Lepadichthys | |
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| Lepadichthys frenatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Diademichthyinae |
| Genus: | Lepadichthys Waite, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
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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:1
- Lepadichthys bilineatus M. T. Craig, Bogorodsky & J. E. Randall, 20152
- Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 - Eye-stripe clingfish
- Lepadichthys conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura, 20203
- Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963
- Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 19632
- Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904 - Bridled clingfish
- Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka, 1908)
- Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943 - Shark Bay clingfish
- Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001 - Springer's clingfish
References
References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.