Minute clingfish

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The minute clingfish (Liobranchia stria) is a tiny species of clingfish native to reef environments around the island of Guam, the Marshall Islands and the Northern Marianas Islands. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] This species was described in 1955 by John C. Briggs from a type collected off Saipan.[3]

Minute clingfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Liobranchia
Species:
L. stria
Binomial name
Liobranchia stria
Briggs, 1955

References

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  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Carpenter, K.E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Liobranchia stria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67905646A115449063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T67905646A68666129.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Liobranchia stria". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Liobranchia stria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2019.