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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Diademichthyinae
Etymology: Lepadichthys: Greek, lepas, -ados = limpet + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Waite.
Issue
Junior synonym Aspasma misakia (= Lepadichthys misakius) is a valid species acroding to Fujiwara & Motomura, 2019 (Ref. 119733). Information from this page will be corrected accordingly.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 6 m (Ref. 86942). Temperate
Southwestern Pacific: Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands), Coral and Tasman seas (Australia, Vanuatu and New Caledonia), Fiji and Tonga.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 38029)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 17; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 12 - 15. Dorsal and anal fins joined to the caudal fin (Ref. 42101).
Found on rocky shores and coral reefs, usually under Diadema setosum.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 20.5 - 28.9, mean 27.5 (based on 1261 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).