Small-headed clingfish (Apletodon dentatus)

Scientific name: Apletodon dentatus Facciol?, 1887

Small-headed clingfish (Apletodon dentatus)

The Small-headed clingfish (Apletodon dentatus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Scotland in UK to western Mediterranean.

Biology

Found in littoral and sublittoral zones.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apletodon dentatus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Scotland in UK to western Mediterranean.
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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