Lepidonectes
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| Lepidonectes | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Subfamily: | Tripterygiinae |
| Genus: | Lepidonectes W. A. Bussing (ex Rosenblatt), 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Enneapterygius corallicola | |
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Lepidonectes is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. They are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit | edit source]There are three species currently recognised within Lepidonectes:[2]
- Twinspot triplefin, Lepidonectes bimaculata Allen & Robertson, 1992
- Signal triplefin, Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi W. A. Bussing, 1991
- Galapagos triplefin blenny, Lepidonectes corallicola (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912)
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The generic name means "scaly swimmer" and refers to the scaled head and body and the scaled patch at the base of the pectoral fin.[3]
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