Hector's clingfish (Gastroscyphus hectoris)

Scientific name: Gastroscyphus hectoris G?nther, 1876

Hector's clingfish (Gastroscyphus hectoris)

The Hector's clingfish (Gastroscyphus hectoris) 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): 6-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Color uniform or blotched reddish to olive green or brown dorsally, paler ventrally. A bar of lighter color along the head between the eyes and a narrow horizontal dark stripe from the snout to the gill cover separating the darker dorsal pigment from the paler lower surface. Occasionally a variable row of white spots along the side of the body. Distinguished from other clingfish by its distinctive body form (robust and tapers abruptly behind the dorsal and anal fins).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gastroscyphus hectoris
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Depth range
0–10 m (0–33 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 10 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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