- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- GOBIESOCIDAE
- Lepadichthys
- sandaracatus
Shark Bay Clingfish, Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley 1943
A Shark Bay Clingfish, Lepadichthys sandaracatus. Source: Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A yellowish clingfish with a reddish stripe through the eye.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2023, Lepadichthys sandaracatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1158
Shark Bay Clingfish, Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley 1943
More Info
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Distribution |
Houtman Abrolhos to West Lewis Island, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. |
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Remarks |
This species may be conspecific with the Bridled Clingfish, Lepadichthys frenatus. |
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Etymology |
The specific name sandaracatus is from the pale yellow resin of the sandarac tree, a small cypress-like tree native to northern Africa, presumably in reference to the "uniform yellowish... or carmine" colour of this species in alcohol preservative. |
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Species Citation |
Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley 1943, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 68(3, 4): 140. Type locality: Useless Inlet, Shark Bay, Western Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Shark Bay Clingfish, Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley 1943
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
Briggs, J.C. & Link, G. 1963. New clingfishes of the genus Lepadichthys from the northern Indian Ocean and Red Sea (Pisces, Gobiesocidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 44(2): 101-105.
Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.) The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum.
Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum.
Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological descriptions and notes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 68(3, 4): 114-144 figs 1-12
