Shore clingfish
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
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A clingfish from the Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic. It reaches 6.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Lepadogaster lepadogaster
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Order
- Gobiesociformes
- Synonyms
- Cyclopterus lepadogaster, Cyclopterus lepodogaster, Lepadogaster acutus, Lepadogaster adriatica, Lepadogaster balbis, Lepadogaster biciliatus, Lepadogaster bitentaculatus, Lepadogaster brownii, Lepadogaster ciliatus, Lepadogaster gouanii, Lepadogaster lepadogaster lepadogaster, Lepadogaster natator, Lepadogaster webbianus, Lepadogaster zebrina, Lepadogaster zebrinus
Origin
- Native region
- Europa, África, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15–22 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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