Slender Clingfish, Genus C sp 2 (in Gomon et al. 2008)

Summary:

Males are greenish with brown streaks and blotches along the side, rows of brown spots along the middle of the back, a dark brown line one the side of the snout through the eye to the middle of the gill cover, and a yellowish dorsal fin with a large brown blotch.Females are brownish with a darker line along the midside and faint bars across the back with a dark spot in the middle of each bar.This undescribed clingfish inhabits shallow seagrass beds in southern Australia.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Genus C sp 2 (in Gomon et al. 2008) in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5301

Slender Clingfish, Genus C sp 2 (in Gomon et al. 2008)

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Distribution	Endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia. Inhabits seagrass beds.
Features	Dorsal fin 5-6; Anal fin 7-10; Caudal fin (approx) 10-12; Pectoral fin 15-17; Pelvic fin I, 4; Vertebrae 39. Body elongate; caudal peduncle moderately long, slender. Head slightly depressed; snout of moderate length, tapering to a point; eyes of moderate size; lips narrow; mouth small, reaching to below front part of eye, lower jaw much shorter than upper; teeth small, conical; no spine laterally on head; gill openings large, lateral. No scales or lateral line. Single short dorsal fin located posteriorly, widely separated from caudal fin; anal fin similar to and opposite dorsal, neither fin with anterior rays swollen at base; caudal fin rounded. Pectoral fin rounded, no fleshy pad on lower portion of base. Pelvic fins united into small ventral sucking disc, consisting of anterior and posterior halves, posterior edge with fleshy fringe.
Colour	Males greenish with brown streaks and blotches along sides, and row of brown spots along midline of back; dark brown line along side of snout through eye to preopercular border; dorsal fin yellowish with large brown blotch. Female brownish with darker line along midside and indications of dark cross bars on back, each bar enclosing dark spot on midline of back.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020

Slender Clingfish, Genus C sp 2 (in Gomon et al. 2008)

References

Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesociedae. pp. 305-324, figs 269 -289 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.

Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.