Chubby clingfish (Apletodon pellegrini)

Scientific name: Apletodon pellegrini Chabanaud, 1925

Chubby clingfish (Apletodon pellegrini)

The Chubby clingfish (Apletodon pellegrini) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Madeira, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Annobon Islands, mainland shore from Cape Blanco south to Port Alfred, South Africa.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apletodon pellegrini
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Annobon Islands, mainland shore from Cape Blanco south to Port Alfred, 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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