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
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]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Apletodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Apletodon Briggs, 1955. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Apletodon in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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