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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Diademichthyinae
Etymology: Lepadichthys: Greek, lepas, -ados = limpet + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335); trishula: Name from 'trishula' meaning “trident, referring to the three narrow white of this species; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129527)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. This species is characterized by the following set of characters: D 10-12 (modally 11); A 9-11 (10); pectoral-fin rays 23-26 (23); upper end of gill membrane level with base of 8th to 10th (usually 10th) pectoral-fin ray in lateral view; gill rakers on each arch 6-8 (7); vertebrae 32 or 33 (32); snout is somewhat short and slender, its length 7.4-9.4 (mean 8.4) and depth 4.0-6.5 (5.1) % SL; upper jaw not sharply pointed or projected, its length 5.5-7.7 (6.5) % SL; side of lower-jaw teeth with hook-like tips; head depth 7.2-10.4 (8.5) % SL; disc size is moderate, its length 14.0-18.2 (16.8) % SL; dorsal and anal fins have weak membranous connections to caudal fin; head sensory canal pores are well developed, including 2 nasal, lacrimal and postorbital, and 3 preopercular pores; three narrow white stripes from snout to vertical through posterior margin of disc, two located laterally and one along dorsal midline (Ref. 129527).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fujiwara, K., K. Hagiwara and H. Motomura, 2020. Redescription of Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan 1921 and description of Lepadichthys trishula sp. nov. from southern Japan (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae). Ichthyol. Res. 67(3):422-438. (Ref. 129527)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
