Lapitaichthys frickei

Lapitaichthys frickei is a species of viviparous brotula found on reefs around New Caledonia. This species grows to a length of 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1] The specific name refers to the ichthyologist Ronald Fricke of the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart while the generic name is derived from a mishearing of the local word xaapeta which means "to dig a hole" and the Greek ichthys which means "fish".^[2]

Lapitaichthys frickei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Tribe:	Dinematichthyini
Genus:	Lapitaichthys
Species:	L. frickei
Binomial name
Lapitaichthys frickei Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007