''Discotrema'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
clingfish
Clingfishes are ray-finned fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Blenniiformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coa ...
es found on
reef
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s in the
Indo-Pacific
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where they live on
crinoid
Crinoids are marine invertebrates that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that remain attached to the sea floor by a stalk in their adult form are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms, called feather stars or comatulids, are ...
s. These tiny fish have distinctive pattern consisting of long white or yellow lines along their body.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Discotrema crinophilum''
Briggs, 1976 (Crinoid clingfish)
* ''
Discotrema monogrammum''
Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008 (Oneline clingfish)
* ''
Discotrema zonatum''
Craig & J. E. Randall, 2008
References
Gobiesocidae
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