shore clingfish
| Scientific name | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Bonnaterre |
| Year of description | 1788 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus | Lepadogaster |
Introduction
Lepadogaster lepadogaster, commonly known as shore clingfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size4 cm
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Maximum size6.5 cm
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Longevity3 year
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Patternponctuations
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Average size4 cm
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Maximum size6.5 cm
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Longevity3 year
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Patternponctuations
How to recognize the shore clingfish ?
The shore clingfish measures between 4 and 6.5 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly rouge, marron and beige body. The also has bleu ponctuations.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The shore clingfish is a fish solitary naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the shore clingfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
The shore clingfish is a fish ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature15 - 18 °C
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Depth0 - 1 m
Biotope presentation
The shore clingfish is most often found at a depth between 0m and 1m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Sources & Contributions
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Bibliographic references
GUIDE D’IDENTIFICATION DES POISSONS MARINS, EUROPE ET MÉDITERRANÉE - LOUISY Patrick - Ulmer - 2015.
Trophic relationships in an intertidal rockpool fish assemblage in the gulf of Cádiz (NE Atlantic). - Velasco, E. M. - Gómez-Cama, M. C. - Hernando, J. A. - Soriguer, M. C. - Elsevier Ltd - 2010.
Lepadogaster purpurea (Actinopterygii: Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea: Significantly extended distribution range - Wagner M. - Bračun M. - Kovačič M. - Iglésias S.P. - Sellos D.Y. - Zogaris S. - Koblmüller S. - Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria - 2017.
Reclassification of Lepadogaster candollei based on molecular and meristic evidence with a redefinition of the genus Lepadogaster - Almada F. - Henriques M. - Levy A. - Pereira A. - Robalo J. - Almada V.C - Elsevier Ltd - 2007.
Tags
Species of the same family
Same genus
cornish sucker
Gobiesocidae
Species of the same biotope
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