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Gobiesocidae
Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the order Gobiesociformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coast, but a few species in deeper seas or fresh water. Most species shelter in shallow reefs or seagrass beds, clinging to rocks, algae and seagrass leaves with their sucking disc, a structure on their chest. They are generally too small to be of interest to fisheries, although the relatively large '' Sicyases sanguineus'' regularly is caught as a food fish, and some of the other species occasionally appear in the marine aquarium trade. Distribution and habitat Clingfishes are primarily found near the shore in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, including marginal seas such as the Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Gulf of California. The greatest species richness is in tropical and warm temperate regions, but the range of a few extends into colder waters, like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepadogaster Purpurea
''Lepadogaster purpurea'', the Cornish sucker, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is found in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. Description ''Lepadogaster purpurea'' has a rather tadpole-like shape with a small body and a large flattened head with large mouth shaped like the bill of a duck-and a tentacle is positioned to the rear of each nostril. The pelvic fins are fused and, together with their surrounding tissue. they form a suction disc or sucker. They are variable in colour, having the ability to alter their colouration to blending with the substrate they are clinging to, but normally they show a pale background with a patterning of bars and spots which can vary between dark purple to reddish brown and green. On the nape there are two bright blue ocelli, or eyespots, which are thought to be defensive and to confuse predators. They grow to in standard length. Distribution ''Lepadogaster purpurea'' occurs in the eastern No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepadogaster Lepadogaster
The shore clingfish (''Lepadogaster lepadogaster'') is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean north to Galicia, Spain. Description Distribution Occurs in the eastern Atlantic from Galicia, Spain to the Mediterranean, between latitudes 43.8° N and 30° N. Habitat and Biology ''L. lepadogaster'' often inhabits underwater boulder fields consisting of smooth rocks and large pebbles. Its length is up to 65 mm. ''L. lepadogaster'' is also classified as a cryptobenthic fish. Cryptobenthic simply means that the fish is both behaviorally and visually cryptic. The term is also used mainly to describe adult fish of a certain size, roughly around 5 cm in length. The clingfish gets its name from the ability of the fish to attach itself to the rock walls of the ocean shore. It does this by having pelvic fins that have been adapted to form suckers. These suckers keep the clingfish strongly attached to the rocky surf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiesox
''Gobiesox'' is a genus of clingfishes found in the Americas, including offshore islands. Most species inhabit coastal marine and brackish waters, but ''G. lanceolatus'' is a deep-water species found at a depth of around , and seven species (''G. cephalus'', ''G. fluviatilis'', ''G. fulvus'', ''G. juniperoserrai'', ''G. juradoensis'', ''G. mexicanus'' and ''G. potamius'') are from fast-flowing rivers and streams. These seven are the only known freshwater clingfish. The genus includes both widespread and common species, and more restricted species that are virtually unknown. Three freshwater species that are endemic to Mexico (''G. fluviatilis'', ''G. juniperoserrai'' and ''G. mexicanus'') are considered threatened by Mexican authorities, and three species that are endemic to small offshore islands (''G aethus'' and ''G. canidens'' of the Revillagigedo Islands, and ''G. woodsi'' of Cocos Island) are considered vulnerable by the IUCN. ''Gobiesox'' are small fish, mostly less than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplecogaster Bimaculata
''Diplecogaster bimaculata'', the two-spotted clingfish, is a species of fish in the family Gobiesocidae found in Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean where it is found on rocks and among seagrass or shell beds. Description The species has pelvic fins modified to create a sucker which is used for clinging to rocks or other hard surfaces. It shows variable colouration and its body is frequently coloured red and is spotted with violet, blue, brown or yellow, and they have a yellowish ventral surface. They are sexually dimorphic and the males show a purple spot, surrounded by yellow, immediately to the rear of their pectoral fin. It has a flattened body and a small head, which is roughly triangular in shape. The single dorsal and anal fin are situated posteriorly near to the tail and both are separate from the caudal fin which sits at the end of a long caudal peduncle. It has large eyes and a short snout which ends in large, fleshy lips and very small gill openings. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplecogaster Bimaculata (Stefano Guerrieri)
''Diplecogaster bimaculata'', the two-spotted clingfish, is a species of fish in the family Gobiesocidae found in Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean where it is found on rocks and among seagrass or shell beds. Description The species has pelvic fins modified to create a sucker which is used for clinging to rocks or other hard surfaces. It shows variable colouration and its body is frequently coloured red and is spotted with violet, blue, brown or yellow, and they have a yellowish ventral surface. They are sexually dimorphic and the males show a purple spot, surrounded by yellow, immediately to the rear of their pectoral fin. It has a flattened body and a small head, which is roughly triangular in shape. The single dorsal and anal fin are situated posteriorly near to the tail and both are separate from the caudal fin which sits at the end of a long caudal peduncle. It has large eyes and a short snout which ends in large, fleshy lips and very small gill openings. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastrocymba Quadriradiata
''Gastrocymba quadriradiata'' is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only around New Zealand's subantarctic islands. This species was described in 1955 by the Swedish zoologist Hialmar Rendahl from a holotype collected at Port Ross on Auckland Island Auckland Island ( mi, Mauka Huka) is the main island of the eponymous uninhabited archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the New Zealand subantarctic area. It is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list together with the other New .... References Gobiesocidae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1926 {{NewZealand-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepadogaster Candolii
''Lepadogaster candolii'', common name Connemarra clingfish, is a species of fish in the genus '' Lepadogaster''. It occurs in the Eastern Atlantic from the British Isles (off the coast of Western Scotland and South-West England and Ireland) south to Madeira and the Canary Islands and into the western Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The specific name ''candolii'' honours the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778-1841) and has various spellings: ''candolii'', ''candolei'', ''candollei'', and ''decandollii'', but only the first one is correct. Some workers have found that ''L. candolii'' is not closely related to the other two species in the genus '' Lepadogaster'' and have proposed the placing of this species in the revived monotypic genus ''Mirbelia'' Canestrini, 1864, at least until more definitive taxonomic studies can be undertaken. ''L. candolii'' is considered a euryecious species, meaning that it has a broad variety of living conditions and habitats that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicyases Sanguineus
''Sicyases sanguineus'' is a species of amphibious marine clingfish in the family Gobiesocidae. It lives in the Southeast Pacific along the entire coast of Chile and southern Peru. Locally, it is known as ' (literally, frog-fish). It inhabits shallow waters, including the intertidal zone. It can often be seen on exposed rocks above water, where it is able to breathe via the branchial surfaces and the skin. As long as it is kept moist by the splash of the wave action, it can survive for up to three days on land. Together with '' Chorisochismus dentex'' of southern Africa, it is the largest species of clingfish at up to long. Habitat The fish is characteristic of vertical rock walls in the middle and upper rocky intertidal community along the exposed coasts of Pacific coast of South America, ranging from southern Peru to southern Chile. Its niche is unique, with no known parallel development in other rocky intertidal communities. The most likely determinants of the distribution o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apletodon Dentatus
''Apletodon dentatus'', the small-headed clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is a benthic fish of shallow, rocky water on the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea. Description ''Apletodon dentatus'' is small growing to a maximum length of > When viewed from above it can be seen to have a depressed triangular head. The dorsal and anal fin are short, rounded and located close to the caudal fin which is also rounded, as is the pectoral fin. The pelvic fin has been modified to form a suction disc which is used to stick onto the substrate. Its colour is variable it is frequently green with darker mottling, or reddish-brown dotted with dark brown, and it has large white dorsal spots. The adult males can show a large black or purple blotch on the dorsal and anal fins and purple patches on their throat. It can show a white band behind the eyes and a stripe through each eye. Distribution ''Apletodon dentatus'' is found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiesox Maeandricus
The northern clingfish (''Gobiesox maeandricus'') is a species of saltwater fish. It is a member of the family Gobiesocidae of order Gobiesociformes. It is native to the Pacific coast of North America from Revillagigedo Island and Baja California north to southeastern Alaska. It is commonly found in the intertidal zone clinging to the underside of rocks by small hairs akin to those on a gecko's feet on the basal portions of the pelvic and pectoral fins. This species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1858 from specimens collected at San Luis Obispo in California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ..., Girard had originally named it as ''Lepadogaster reticulatus'' in 1854 but this name was preoccupied by '' Lepadogaster reticulatus'' Risso, 1810. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiesox Cephalus ...
''Gobiesox cephalus'', the riverine clingfish or smooth clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is found in the coastal river drainages of the Caribbean from Cuba south to Colombia and Venezuela. It occurs in freshwater, and sometimes in brackish water, preferring a fast current. It is a solitary species which feeds on fishscales, insects and small fish. It is the type species if the genus ''Gobiesox'' and was described by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1800 with ''Amérique méridionale'' (Central America) given as the type locality. References {{Taxonbar, From=Q46336570 Fish described in 1800 cephalus Cephalus (; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος ''Kephalos'' means "head") is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. ''Mythological'' * Cephalus, son of Hermes and Herse. * Ceph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Coral belongs to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons that support and protect the coral. Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated water. Coral reefs first appeared 485 million years ago, at the dawn of the Early Ordovician, displacing the microbial and sponge reefs of the Cambrian. Sometimes called ''rainforests of the sea'', shallow coral reefs form some of Earth's most diverse ecosystems. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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