Kelp clingfish (Rimicola muscarum)

Scientific name: Rimicola muscarum Meek & Pierson, 1895

The Kelp clingfish (Rimicola muscarum) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada to Bahia Todos Santos, southern Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. First 1 or 2 rays of dorsal fin embedded; caudal roundish, narrow; pelvic fins united anteriorly by wrinkled membrane to form the anterior portion of small adhesive disc which is completed posteriorly by a broad fold of skin from the ventral surface of body, the anterior and posterior segments of the disc separated by lateral clefts. Color light olive green to brown; females sometimes sparsely covered with distinct brownish red spots about the size of the pupil of the eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rimicola muscarum
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada to Bahia Todos Santos, southern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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