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Diagnostic Description

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Reddish brown with 2 bright yellow lines.
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on th pinnulae of its hosts (Ref. 33548).
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Biology

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Lives on the crinoidsLamprometra klunzingeri and Capillaster multiradiata and feeds on the pinnulae of its hosts (Ref. 33548). Often swims about openly when feeding or simply moving about where there are a lot of crinoids (Ref. 48635).
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Lepadichthys lineatus

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Lepadichthys lineatus, also known as the twoline clingfish, doubleline clingfish or doublestripe feather star clingfish, is a small clingfish (up to 45 mm in length) which lives among the arms of crinoids.[2][3][4] This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution from the Red Sea to Fiji, however, this is scattered rather than continuous and it has been recorded off Mozambique, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Papaua New Guinea, the Marianas, Japan and Fiji.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Borsa, P.; Carpenter, K.E.; Jiddawi, N.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Obota, C.; Yahya, S. (2018). "Lepadichthys lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T118356908A118356912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T118356908A118356912.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 185. ISBN 9780007741731.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Lepadichthys lineatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  4. ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs, 1966

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Lepadichthys lineatus: Brief Summary

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Lepadichthys lineatus, also known as the twoline clingfish, doubleline clingfish or doublestripe feather star clingfish, is a small clingfish (up to 45 mm in length) which lives among the arms of crinoids. This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution from the Red Sea to Fiji, however, this is scattered rather than continuous and it has been recorded off Mozambique, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Papaua New Guinea, the Marianas, Japan and Fiji.

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