Western cleaner-clingfish (Cochleoceps bicolor) fish species and information / pictures of Western cleaner-clingfish - Cochleoceps bicolor

Western cleaner-clingfish (Cochleoceps bicolor) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cochleoceps bicolor

Common Name
Western cleaner-clingfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 9002). Yellow to orange, densely covered with dark to bright red spots, usually very red in deep water (Ref. 9002).

Classification

Classified By

Hutchins, 1991

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Clingfishes (Gobiesociformes)

Family

Clingfishes and singleslits (Gobiesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

40 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 40 m (Ref. 9002)

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.52 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated