Smallsucker clingfish (Tomicodon chilensis)

Scientific name: Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville, 1846

The Smallsucker clingfish (Tomicodon chilensis) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Lobos de Afuera, Peru to Valparaiso, Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 9. Pale with numerous small, dark-gray and black spots and vermiculations on sides; no markings on venter; prominent black spot just above pectoral fin base; fins dusky, the margins transparent. Equal numbers of teeth in each jaw, the canines strong and longer than the four pairs of incisors; middle pair of incisors smooth-edged, the outer ones trifid; posterior nostril in front of anterior margin of orbit; gill membrane attached opposite upper edge of pectoral fin; anus closer to anal-fin origin than to rear margin of disc.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tomicodon chilensis
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Lobos de Afuera, Peru to Valparaiso, Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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