Discotrema
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Genus of fishes
| Discotrema | |
|---|---|
| Discotrema crinophilum | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Diademichthyinae |
| Genus: | Discotrema Briggs, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976
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| Synonyms | |
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Unguitrema Fricke, 2014 | |
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] except D. nigrum which has no stripes.[2]
Species
[edit ]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Discotrema crinophilum Briggs, 1976 (Crinoid clingfish)
- Discotrema monogrammum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Oneline clingfish)
- Discotrema nigrum (Fricke, 2014) (Black crinoid clingfish)
- Discotrema zonatum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008
References
[edit ]- ^ Craig, M.T.; J.E. Randall (2008). "Two New Species of the Indo-Pacific Clingfish Genus Discotrema (Gobiesocidae)". Copeia. 2008 (1): 68–74. doi:10.1643/ci-07-025.
- ^ Fricke, R. (2014). "Unguitrema nigrum, a new genus and species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Madang, Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 13: 35–42.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Discotrema". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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