Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)

Scientific name: Gobiesox strumosus Cope, 1870

Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)

The Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiesocidae.

Biology

About 6 faint lines radiate from eye. 2 widely separated patches of papillae in central part of sucking disk.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobiesox strumosus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Depth range
0–33 m (0–108 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 33 m, usually 0 - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, New Jersey and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to southeastern Brazil; absent from Bahamas. Eastern Central Pacific: coastal lagoons and tidal flats of Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit, 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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