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Species in the genus Lepadichthys: [ 10 ] records

bilineatus, Lepadichthys Craig [M. T.], Bogorodsky [S. V.] & Randall [J. E.] in Craig, Bogorodsky, Randall & Mal 2015:114, Fig. 1A [Zootaxa 3990 (no. 1); ref. 33898] Southeastern coast, Rahah Bay, 16°57’N, 54°49’E, Oman, depth 0-1.5 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 36336. •Valid as Lepadichthys bilineatus Craig, Bogorodsky & Randall 2015 -- (Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys bilineatus Craig, Bogorodsky & Randall 2015. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Oman, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

coccinotaenia, Lepadichthys Regan [C. T.] 1921:2 [Annals of the Durban Museum v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 15326] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1920.7.23.47. •Valid as Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan 1921 -- (Briggs 1955:138 [ref. 637], Briggs 1986:380 [ref. 5643], Nakabo 2000:1123 [ref. 25182], Briggs 2001:500 [ref. 25236], Nakabo 2002:1123 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Craig et al. 2015:121 [ref. 33898], Fricke et al. 2018:315 [ref. 35805], Conway et al. 2018:97 [ref. 36157], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[2] [ref. 37337], Briggs 2022:442 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan 1921. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania) east to Socotra (Yemen) and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

conwayi, Lepadichthys Fujiwara [K.] & Motomura [H.] 2020:833, Figs. 1-3, 5A-C [Copeia v. 108 (no. 4); ref. 38019] Raivavae Island, Austral Islands, French Polynesia, 23°51'38"S, 147°42'54"W, depth 10 - 15 meters. Holotype: USNM 423325. Paratypes: (41) BPBM, KAUM-I, ROM, USNM. •Valid as Lepadichthys conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura 2020. Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura 2020. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Central South Pacific: Cook Islands, Austral and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia) and Pitcairn Islands. Habitat: marine.

ctenion, Lepadichthys Briggs [J. C.] & Link [G.] 1963:101, Fig. 1 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 44 (no. 2); ref. 4284] Northern Indian Ocean, about 30 miles west of Karachi, Pakistan. Holotype: SMF 5431. Paratypes: SMF 5823-24 (2). •Valid as Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link 1963 -- (Briggs 2001:500 [ref. 25236], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Craig et al. 2015:121 [ref. 33898], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Briggs 2022:442 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link 1963. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

erythraeus, Lepadichthys Briggs [J. C.] & Link [G.] 1963:102, Fig. 2 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 44 (no. 2); ref. 4284] [Al-Ghardaqa] Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 5586. •Valid as Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link 1963 -- (Dor 1984:54 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:13 [ref. 25356], Briggs 2001:500 [ref. 25236], Craig et al. 2015:117, 121 [ref. 33898], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:144 [ref. 36273], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Briggs 2022:443 [ref. 39965], Golani & Fricke 2026:121 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link 1963. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. IUCN (2025): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Lepadichthys Waite [E. R.] 1904:180, Pl. 24 (fig. 2) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 4561] Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: AMS I.3129 (1), I.6103 (1). •Valid as Lepadichthys frenatus Waite 1904 -- (Briggs 1955:139 [ref. 637], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:342 [ref. 6441], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Lindberg et al. 1997:192 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Johnson 1999:724 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:26 [ref. 25829], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1123 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2000:181 [ref. 25987], Briggs 2001:500 [ref. 25236], Hutchins 2001:3548 [ref. 26291], Nakabo 2002:1123 [ref. 26193], Randall 2005:506 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1575 [ref. 29000], Motomura et al. 2010:200 [ref. 31256], Craig et al. 2015:121 [ref. 33898], Conway et al. 2017:547 [ref. 35580], Conway et al. 2018:97 [ref. 36157], Fujiwara & Motomura 2019:276 [ref. 36505], Yoshigou 2019:196 [ref. 36714], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Fujiwara & Motomura 2020:843 [ref. 38019]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys frenatus Waite 1904. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Torres Strait to the Tasman Sea and Tonga (Queensland, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga). Habitat: marine.

misakia, Aspasma Tanaka [S.] 1908:22 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 7 (pt 1); ref. 14423] Near Misaki, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 1981 [not 1781]. Paratypes: ZUMT (1, lost). •Synonym of Lepadichthys frenatus Waite 1904 -- (Briggs 1955:139 [ref. 637], Lindberg et al. 1997:197 [ref. 23547]). •Valid as Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908) -- (Fujiwara & Motomura 2019:279 [ref. 36505], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Sonoyama et al. 2020:100 [ref. 37637], Fujiwara & Motomura 2020:843 [ref. 38019], Allen & Erdmann 2024:925 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines, north to central Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

sandaracatus, Lepadichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1943:140 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 68 (pts 3-4) (nos. 307-308); ref. 4702] Useless Inlet, Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.307. Paratypes: AMS IB.308-309 (1, 1), IB.354-356 (1, 1, 1). Non types: AMS I.13269 (1). •Valid as Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley 1943 -- (Briggs 1955:140 [ref. 637], Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477], Briggs 2001:500 [ref. 25236], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1575 [ref. 29000], Craig et al. 2015:121 [ref. 33898], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337]). Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley 1943. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

springeri, Lepadichthys Briggs [J. C.] 2001:499, Fig. 1 [Copeia 2001 (no. 2); ref. 25236] Northeast corner of Sombrero Island, Batangas, Philippines, 13°42'N, 120°49'E, depth less than 10 meters. Holotype: USNM 359726. Paratypes: USNM 359727 (1). •Valid as Lepadichthys springeri Briggs 2001 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:841 [ref. 31980], Craig et al. 2015:121 [ref. 33898], Fujiwara et al. 2020:[16] [ref. 37337], Allen & Erdmann 2024:925 [ref. 40796]). •Synonym of Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908) -- (Fujiwara & Motomura 2020:843 [ref. 38019]). Current status: Synonym of Lepadichthys misakius (Tanaka 1908). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Habitat: marine.

trishula, Lepadichthys Fujiwara [K.], Hagiwara [K.] & Motomura [H.] 2020:[9], Figs. 2d-f, 3c-d,f, 4c-d, 6-8 [Ichthyological Research v. 67 (no. 3); ref. 37337] Kasari Bay, Amami-oshima Island, Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 28°30'23"N, 129°39'36"E, depth 15 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I. 79448. Paratypes: BSKU, KAUM, NSMT, URM, YCM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Lepadichthys trishula Fujiwara, Hagiwara & Motomura 2020. Current status: Valid as Lepadichthys trishula Fujiwara, Hagiwara & Motomura 2020. Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.