Scientific Name	Lepadichthys frenatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Waite, 1904	Depth	1 - 15M
Chinese	黃連鰭喉盤魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	喉盤魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F452　Gobiesocidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	連鰭喉盤魚
Max Length	5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	跳海仔、姥姥魚
Distribution in World	Japan to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、PonFu、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Lord Howe Is.
Synonyms	Aspasma misakia, Lepidichthys frenatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2006)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057057. ASIZP0057058. ASIZP0069644. ASIZP0080237. NMMBP05501. NMMBP05503. NTUM01001. NTUM01002. NTUM01003. NTUM01004. NTUM01005. NTUM01006. NTUM01007. NTUM01008. NTUM01009. NTUM01010. NTUM01011. NTUM01012. NTUM01013. NTUM01014. NTUM01015. NTUM01016. NTUM01017. NTUM01018. NTUM01019. NTUM01020. NTUM01021. NTUM01022. NTUM01023. NTUM01024. NTUM01025. NTUM01026. NTUM01027. NTUM01028. NTUM01029. NTUM01030. NTUM01031. ...List all 60 records...
Common Name	Clingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body anteriorly depressed, posteriorly subcylindrical to compressed. Eyes generally large, located dorsolaterally. Snout not so long. Mouth small. A single short dorsal fin located posteriorly, usually positioned directly above anal fin, dorsal fin with 16 or 17 soft rays and anal fin with 12 to 14 soft rays,both fins near caudal fin, and connected to it by membrane; pectoral fins moderate sized, with rounded border, modified to support ventral sucking disc; pelvic fins modified to forma sucking disc on breast, sucking disc single type; caudal fin rounded. Skin scaleless, covered with a thick layer of mucous; lower jaw without mandibular canal pores and 3 pairs of preopercular canal pores. Colour yellowish brown with a short dark stripes through eye.
habitats	Found on tidepools of rocky and coral reefs, rocky reefs shallower than 6 m depth.
Distribution	Distributed in the Western Pacific from southern Japan to Australia. Reported from Norfolk Island. It is found in southern, northeastern and northern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.