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Etymology: Lapitaichthys: Name based on the local word ‘xaapeta’ = ‘dig a hole’, which was misheard and became ‘lapita’. Named for Lapita culture, an early indigenous pottery culture of Polynesia, first discovered in New Caledonia, region where the genus appears to be endemic.; frickei: Named for Ronald Fricke, SMNS, Stuttgart..
More on authors: Schwarzhans & Møller.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 2 m (Ref. 76869). Tropical

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Western Pacific: New Caledonia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 76869); 5.0 cm SL (female)

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Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 89 - 99; Radios blandos anales: 62 - 74; Vértebra: 43 - 45. This species is distinct and has the following set of characters: anterior nostril placed moderately low on snout, 1/3.5 the distance from upper lip to aggregate distance to anterior margin of eye; copulatory organ of male with a pair of small (outer) pseudoclaspers with single supporter and small hook at anterior rim; small, size not exceeding 5.0 cm SL; 12-13 precaudal vertebrae, 43-45 total vertebrae; D 92-99, V in D 2.4-2.6; branchiostegal rays 6-7; scale patch on cheek only, none on operculum; presence of upper preopercular pore; moderately elongated otolith, its length to height 2.0-2.1, slightly inclined (5°) sulcus, separated colliculi, ostium length to cauda length 2.5-2.8; maxilla expanded posterio-ventrally (Ref. 76869).

Restricted to lagoonal and back reef environments; most specimens were found in crevices of coralline rock of fringing lagoonal reefs associated with live corals (Ref. 76869).

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Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2007. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part III. Beaglichthys, Brosmolus, Monothrix and eight new genera with description of 20 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23:29-110. (Ref. 76869)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Lapitaichthys frickei Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007