Pherallodichthys meshimaensis

Pherallodichthys meshimaensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Pherallodichthys
Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983
Species: P. meshimaensis
Binomial name
Pherallodichthys meshimaensis
Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983

Pherallodichthys meshimaensis is a species of clingfish known from the western Pacific Ocean in reef environments around Japan and the Philippines. This species grows to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL though more commonly they only reach a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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