lepinguid
Lepinguid is a term used in speculative biology and fan-created taxonomies to describe a hypothetical clade of scale-bearing, aquatic-adapted organisms. It is not recognized by formal scientific authorities and does not correspond to any real living or extinct lineage in official taxonomic records. The term is primarily employed in world-building projects and online field guides as a convenient shorthand for discussing convergent traits in imagined ecosystems.
Lepinguids are imagined as medium-sized, elongated creatures with a dorsally armored covering of overlapping scales or
In speculative accounts, lepinguids inhabit estuarine or coastal wetlands where they feed on detritus, small invertebrates,
Because lepinguid is a fictional or unofficial designation, it has no standing in formal taxonomy. It appears