Sao Tom? clingfish (Apletodon wirtzi)

Scientific name: Apletodon wirtzi Fricke, 2007

Sao Tom? clingfish (Apletodon wirtzi)

The Sao Tom? clingfish (Apletodon wirtzi) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, Sao Tome and Principe.

Biology

This small species is characterized by the following: 5-6 dorsal-fin rays; 5-7 anal-fin rays; 20-25 pectoral-fin rays; 3 mandibular canal pores; head width in males 3.6-4.0 (mean 3.84) in SL; male anus has distinct papillae; the anal-fin length distance between anus and anal-fin origin 2.9; snout in males long, more or less pointed, conical; preorbital length in males 3.1?4.0 in head length; occipital region with a large dark pinkish blotch behind each eye; and the lower sides of the body with a row of dark blotches, scattered with white spots in between.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apletodon wirtzi
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
1.4
Depth range
1 m (3 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: Sao Tome and Principe.
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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