Bigeye clingfish (Diplecogaster megalops)

Scientific name: Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955

Bigeye clingfish (Diplecogaster megalops)

The Bigeye clingfish (Diplecogaster megalops) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean, known only from Saldanha Bay to Durban in South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3 - 5

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diplecogaster megalops
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.4
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: known only from Saldanha Bay to Durban in South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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