Shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)

Scientific name: Lepadogaster lepadogaster Bonnaterre, 1788

Shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)

The Shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, eastern and central Mediterranean westward to Monaco, possibly in the Black Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: eastern and central Mediterranean westward to Monaco, possibly in the Black Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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