FB-70587 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70587 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anabantiformes Osphronemidae Betta Betta nuluhon Kamal, Tan & Ng, 2020 Starry clingfish Lepadichthys polyastrous Fujiwara & Motomura, 2021 2024-05-22 2024-07-18 Fujiwara, K. and H. Motomura0 Review of the Lepadichthys lineatus complex (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) with descriptions of three new species. J. Fish Biol. 100(1):62-81. (Ref. 129525) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Fujiwara, K., H. Motomura, A.P. Summers and K.W. Conway0 A new generic name for the "Lepadichthys" lineatus complex with a rediagnosis of Discotrema, a senior synonym of Unguitrema, and comments on their phylogenetic relationships (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:279-301. (Ref. 130914) FB-GeneralDescr-70596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-30 00:00:00 2024-05-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70596 Partially digested crinoid pinnules were found in the stomach of a specimen suggesting a dietof L. polyastrous similar to that of L. lineatus (Ref. 129525). Fujiwara, K. and H. Motomura 2021 Review of the Lepadichthys lineatus complex (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) with descriptions of three new species. J. Fish Biol. 100(1):62-81. (Ref. 129525) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-30 00:00:00 2024-05-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70596 This species is distinguished from other members of the Lepadichthys lineatus.complex by the following set of characters: body comparatively slender, its depth 10.8-14.9 (mean 13.1) % SL; adhesive disc elliptical, its length 17.0-20.6 (18.7) and width 11.6-13.9 (12.9) % SL, ratio of length to width 1.26-1.61; anus positioned somewhat anteriorly, the pre-anus length and disc to anus length 62.0-68.3 (65.8) and 21.6- 28.9 (25.8) % SL, respectively; snout tip is directed downward, usually horizontally level with lower margin of eye (lateral view); abdomen with a single yellow stripe along the ventral midline; dorsal and lateral surfaces of body with yellow dots, forming c. six to eight and three to five longitudinal rows, respectively (Ref. 129525), Fujiwara, K. and H. Motomura 2021 Review of the Lepadichthys lineatus complex (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) with descriptions of three new species. J. Fish Biol. 100(1):62-81. (Ref. 129525) FB-Morphology-70596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-30 00:00:00 2024-05-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70596 Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analsoft rays: 9 Fujiwara, K. and H. Motomura 2021 Review of the Lepadichthys lineatus complex (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) with descriptions of three new species. J. Fish Biol. 100(1):62-81. (Ref. 129525) FB-Distribution-70596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70596 Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mozambique and South Africa. Fujiwara, K., H. Motomura, A.P. Summers and K.W. Conway 2024 A new generic name for the "Lepadichthys" lineatus complex with a rediagnosis of Discotrema, a senior synonym of Unguitrema, and comments on their phylogenetic relationships (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:279-301. (Ref. 130914) FB-Size-70596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-30 00:00:00 2024-05-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70596 3.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 130914)) Fujiwara, K., H. Motomura, A.P. Summers and K.W. Conway 2024 A new generic name for the "Lepadichthys" lineatus complex with a rediagnosis of Discotrema, a senior synonym of Unguitrema, and comments on their phylogenetic relationships (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:279-301. (Ref. 130914) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-30 00:00:00 2024-05-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70596 reef-associated; marine; depth range 9 - 32 m (Ref. 130914) Fujiwara, K., H. Motomura, A.P. Summers and K.W. Conway 2024 A new generic name for the "Lepadichthys" lineatus complex with a rediagnosis of Discotrema, a senior synonym of Unguitrema, and comments on their phylogenetic relationships (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:279-301. (Ref. 130914)