Discotrema
Genus of fishes
Discotrema | |
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Discotrema crinophilum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiesociformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
Genus: | Discotrema Briggs, 1976 |
Type species | |
Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976 |
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]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Discotrema crinophilum Briggs, 1976 (Crinoid clingfish)
- Discotrema monogrammum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Oneline clingfish)
- Discotrema zonatum Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008
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