| Lecanogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Lecanogaster Briggs, 1957 |
| Type species | |
| Lecanogaster chrysea Briggs, 1957 | |
Lecanogaster is a genus of clingfishes from the family Gobiesocidae. They are found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of west Africa. The genus was designated as a monotypic genus in 1957 by John C. Briggs but in 2017 a second species was assigned to the genus.
Species
- Lecanogaster chrysea Briggs, 1957
- Lecanogaster gorgoniphila Fricke & Wirtz, 2017
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lecanogaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lecanogaster". FishBase. April 2019 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Lecanogaster | |