Bridled Cling-fish
Lepadichthys frenatus
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Lepadichthys frenatus, the bridled clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is found on shallow reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lepadichthys frenatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 15.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bridled Cling-fish, Bridled Clingfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Clingo de máscara roja
- Japanese
- ミサキウバウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 跳海仔, 連鰭喉盤魚, 黃連鰭喉盤魚
Other scientific names: Aspasma misakia, Lepidichthys frenatus
Similar species
- Pale clingfish
Lepadichthys caritus
- Eyestripe klingfish
Lepadichthys coccinotaenia
- Shark Bay Clingfish
Lepadichthys sandaracatus
Common Shore-eelAlabes dorsalis
Long-snout ClingfishDiademichthys lineatus
Pygmy Shore EelAlabes parvula
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 254 open-data records from 1964 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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