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Order: Gobiesociformes
Clingfish & Shore Eels
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Family: Gobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
- Are a family of fish called clingfish
- Widespread throughout tropical and warm temperature waters more commonly in Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.
- Most species shelter in shallow seagrass beds and reefs, cling to rocks, algae, seagrass leaves.
- Some species shelter in sea urchins or crinoids, or cling onto the bodies of larger fish
- Most species are less than 6 cm in length
- They have tapering bodies with a single dorsal fins, flattened head
- Most species pelvic fins are modified into a sucking disc
- The lateral line is well developed, , but may not extend to the posterior parts of the body
- The skin is smooth and scaleless, with a thick layer of mucus
- They have cryptic colouration and in some cases can rapidly change colour to match their background
- Genus: Barrichthys Conway, Moore & Summers, 2019
- Subfamily: Cheilobranchinae Gunther, 1870
- Subfamily: Diademichthyinae Whitley, 1950
- Subfamily: Gobiesocinae Bleeker, 1859
- Genus: Nettorhamphos Conway, Moore & Summers, 2019
- Subfamily: Protogobiesocinae Fricke, Chen & Chen, 2016
Subfamily: Cheilobranchinae Gunther, 1870
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Genus: Alabes Cloquet,1816
Scientific Name: Alabes dorsalis (Richardson, 1845)
Common Name: Common Shore Eel
Photo by Paul Sorensen. Taken Victoria, Flinders Pier 21.04.2018
Photo by Paul Sorensen. Taken Victoria, Flinders Pier 21.04.2018
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae Bleeker, 1859
Scientific Name: Undescribed Genus C, sp 1.
Common Name: Clingfish
Scientific Name: Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Gunther, 1861)
Common Name: Tasmanian Clingfish
Photo by Paul Sorensen. Taken Victoria, Flinders Pier 07.02.2015
Scientific Name: Cochleoceps bassensis (Hutchins, 1983)
Common Name: Broadhead Clingfish
