Lapitaichthys frickei is a species of viviparous brotula found on reefs around New Caledonia.

This species grows to a length of 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.

This species is the only known member of its genus.

[1] The specific name refers to the ichthyologist Ronald Fricke of the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart while the generic name is derived from a mishearing of the local word xaapeta which means "to dig a hole" and the Greek ichthys which means "fish".

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