Striped clingfish (Trachelochismus melobesia)

Scientific name: Trachelochismus melobesia Phillipps, 1927

Striped clingfish (Trachelochismus melobesia)

The Striped clingfish (Trachelochismus melobesia) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, endemic to New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Rose-pink in color, becoming scarlet on tail and fins. Pink with yellowish tinges ventrally. Deep reddish patch over most of body dorsally. Distinguished from other clingfishes by a broad, bluntly pointed head, with a thick, fleshy upper lip, no longitudinal groove below the eye but a line of papillae is usually present. The sucking disc has flattened papillae continuous across the anterior margin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachelochismus melobesia
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
0–36 m (0–118 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 36 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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