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Discotrema

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Discotrema
Discotrema crinophilum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Discotrema
Briggs, 1976
Type species
Discotrema crinophila
Briggs, 1976

Discotrema is a genus of clingfishes found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific where they live on crinoids. These tiny fish have distinctive pattern consisting of long white or yellow lines along their body.[1]

Species

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There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Craig, M.T.; J.E. Randall (2008). "Two New Species of the Indo-Pacific Clingfish Genus Discotrema (Gobiesocidae)". Copeia. 2008 (1): 68–74. doi:10.1643/ci-07-025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Discotrema". FishBase. October 2012 version.