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Lepidonectes

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Lepidonectes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Lepidonectes
W. A. Bussing (ex Rosenblatt), 1991
Type species
Enneapterygius corallicola
Species

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Lepidonectes is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. They are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

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There are three species currently recognised within Lepidonectes:[2]

Etymology

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The generic name means "scaly swimmer" and refers to the scaled head and body and the scaled patch at the base of the pectoral fin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepidonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lepidonectes". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 May 2019.