Minute clingfish
The minute clingfish (Liobranchia stria) is a tiny species of clingfish native to reef environments around the island of Guam, the Marshall Islands and the Northern Marianas Islands. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] This species was described in 1955 by John C. Briggs from a type collected off Saipan.[3]
| Minute clingfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Liobranchia |
| Species: | L. stria |
| Binomial name | |
| Liobranchia stria Briggs, 1955 | |
References
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Carpenter, K.E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Liobranchia stria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67905646A115449063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T67905646A68666129.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Liobranchia stria" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Liobranchia stria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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