Barred clingfish (Tomicodon fasciatus)

Scientific name: Tomicodon fasciatus Peters, 1859

Barred clingfish (Tomicodon fasciatus)

The Barred clingfish (Tomicodon fasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, US Virgin Islands, northern Venezuela, and Panama.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 30 - 33

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tomicodon fasciatus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.1
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: US Virgin Islands, northern Venezuela, and Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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