Bearded clingfish (Gobiesox papillifer)

Scientific name: Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert, 1890

Bearded clingfish (Gobiesox papillifer)

The Bearded clingfish (Gobiesox papillifer) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, San Pedro in southern California, USA to Panama Bay; one record north of Baja California, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobiesox papillifer
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.7
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: San Pedro in southern California, USA to Panama Bay; one record north of Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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