Streaky clingfish (Lissonanchus lusheri)

Scientific name: Lissonanchus lusheri Smith, 1966

Streaky clingfish (Lissonanchus lusheri)

The Streaky clingfish (Lissonanchus lusheri) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, known from only one specimen taken from Ponte Zavora, southern Mozambique.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 5

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lissonanchus lusheri
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.1
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known from only one specimen taken from Ponte Zavora, southern Mozambique.
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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