Giant clingfish (Haplocylix littoreus)

Scientific name: Haplocylix littoreus Forster, 1801

Giant clingfish (Haplocylix littoreus)

The Giant clingfish (Haplocylix littoreus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, endemic to New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Color ranging from uniform olive green to golden brown or yellowish, sometimes lighter ventrally. Sometimes with darker streaks over the head and body or patches of white or pink. Distinguished from other clingfishes by its large size, broad spade-like body, and structure of sucking disc (absence of a fold of skin on the anterior margin of the rear portion).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Haplocylix littoreus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
0–12 m (0–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 12 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec = 50)

Sources

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

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