| Duck-billed clingfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Nettorhamphos Conway, Moore & Summers, 2017 |
| Species: | N. radula |
| Binomial name | |
| Nettorhamphos radula Conway, Moore & Summers, 2017 | |
Nettorhamphos radula, the duckbilled clingfish, is a species of clingfish (family Gobiesocidae) from the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. It is currently the sole member of the genus Nettorhamphos.
Discovery and appearance
Nettorhamphos radula was discovered in a jar at the Western Australian Museum and only scientifically described in 2017. The specimen was caught and brought to the museum in the 1977.
The species resembles other clingfish in being small (about 4 cm or 1.6 in) and having a suction cup on its chest, but differs by its large upper jaw that resembles the bill of a duck and its exceptionally high number of microscopic teeth, between 1,800 and 2,300.
References
- ^ Conway, Kevin W.; Moore, Glenn I.; Summers, Adam P. (2017). "A New Genus and Species of Clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Western Australia". Copeia. 105 (1): 128–140. doi:10.1643/CI-16-560. S2CID 90595940.
- Stephanie Pappas (19 April 2017). "What has 1,800 teeth and a suction cup? A new clingfish species". CBS News. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- Stephanie Pappas (18 April 2017). "What Has 1,800 Teeth and a Suction Cup? A New Clingfish Species". Live Science. Live Science. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- Bray, D.J. (2017). "Nettorhamphos radula". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nettorhamphos radula | |
| Nettorhamphos | |