Eastern cleaner-clingfish (Cochleoceps orientalis)

Scientific name: Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991

Eastern cleaner-clingfish (Cochleoceps orientalis)

The Eastern cleaner-clingfish (Cochleoceps orientalis) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins united into moderate-sized double sucking-disc, posterior half with a fleshy fringe. Greenish-yellow to orange with small scattered dark spots to larger red spots, variable in density; iridescent blue dashes or lines dorsally and across sides over head and body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cochleoceps orientalis
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Depth range
3–40 m (10–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 40 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia.
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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