Apletodon
Apletodon is a genus of marine fish in the family Gobiesocidae (clingfishes).[2] The genus was first named by John Carmon Briggs in 1955.
| Apletodon | |
|---|---|
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| A. incognitus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Apletodon Briggs, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Lepadogaster microcephalus Brook, 1890[1] | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Apletodon bacescui (Murgoci, 1940)
- Apletodon barbatus R. Fricke, Wirtz & Brito, 2010 (Barbel clingfish)
- Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887) (Small-headed clingfish)
- Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter (de) & Patzner, 1997
- Apletodon pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925) (Chubby clingfish)
- Apletodon wirtzi R. Fricke, 2007 (São Tomé clingfish)
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Apletodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Apletodon Briggs, 1955. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Apletodon in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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