Lepadichthys

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

Lepadichthys
Lepadichthys lineatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Gobiesocidae
Subfamily:	Diademichthyinae
Genus:	Lepadichthys Waite, 1904
Type species
Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
Species
13, see text

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

• Lepadichthys bilineatus M. T. Craig, Bogorodsky & J. E. Randall, 2015^[1]
• Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969 - Pale clingfish
• Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 - Eye-stripe clingfish
• Lepadichthys conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura, 2020^[2]
• Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963
• Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963^[1]
• 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