Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Nordlig dobbeltsuger
Common Names in English:
Common cling-fish, Flathead clingfish, northern clingfish
Common Names in German:
Flachkopfschildbauch
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
条纹喉盘鱼, 條紋喉盤魚
Common Names in Spanish:
chupapiedra norteña, chupapiedra norteña, Pejesapo
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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)
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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)
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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)
- Superorder:
Paracanthopterygii
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)
- Order:
Gobiesociformes
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)
- Family:
Gobiesocidae
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)
- Subfamily:
Gobiesocinae
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)
- Genus:
Lepadogaster
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)
- Gouan, 1770
- Specific name:
maeandricus
- Scientific name: - Lepadogaster maeandricus
- Specific name:
maeandricus
- Genus:
Lepadogaster
(
- Subfamily:
Gobiesocinae
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- Family:
Gobiesocidae
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- Order:
Gobiesociformes
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- Superorder:
Paracanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Gobiesox maeandricus • Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858)
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lepadogaster
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. candolii (Connemarra Clingfish) · L. candollei (Connemarra Clingfish) · L. candollii (Connemarra Clingfish) · L. lepadogaster (Cornish Sucker) · L. lepadogaster purpurea (Shore Clingfish) · L. maeandricus (Northern Clingfish) · L. olivaceus (Chubby Clingfish) · L. pinnulatus (Lumpfish) · L. puniceus (Orange Clingfish) · L. purpurea (Cornish Sucker) · L. willdenowi (Blunt-Snouted Clingfish)
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Further Reading
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 562, p. 70.
- Systematic catalogue of the fishes of Tortugas, Florids with observations on color, habits, and local distribution by William H. Longley. .. Edited and completed by Smauel F. Hildebrand. .. Washington, D.C.1941 url p. 283.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 158895
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4002478
