Apletodon is a genus of marine fish in the family Gobiesocidae (clingfishes).[2] The genus was first named by John Carmon Briggs in 1955.

Apletodon
A. incognitus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Apletodon
Briggs, 1955
Type species
Lepadogaster microcephalus
Brook, 1890[1]

Species

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There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Apletodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Apletodon Briggs, 1955. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Apletodon". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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