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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Tomicodon

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22 species (see list below)

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Eastern Central Pacific
 
Tomicodon absitus
[Distant clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Tomicodon abuelorum
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Tomicodon australis Briggs, 1955

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Tomicodon australis
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon bidens
[Bifid clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs, 1955

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon boehlkei
[Cortez clingfish]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
 
Tomicodon briggsi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Tomicodon chilensis
[Smallsucker clingfish]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
 
Tomicodon clarkei
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Tomicodon cryptus Williams & Tyler, 2003

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Tomicodon cryptus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon eos
[Rosy clingfish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Tomicodon fasciatus (Peters, 1859)

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Tomicodon fasciatus
[Barred clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Tomicodon humeralis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon humeralis
[Sonora clingfish]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Tomicodon lavettsmithi
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Tomicodon leurodiscus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Tomicodon myersi
[Blackstripe clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Tomicodon petersii (Garman, 1875)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon petersii
[Peter's clingfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Tomicodon prodomus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Tomicodon reitzae
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Tomicodon rhabdotus
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Tomicodon rupestris
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Tomicodon vermiculatus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm NG
Tomicodon zebra (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Tomicodon zebra
[Zebra clingfish]
22 Species of Family Gobiesocidae with Genus Tomicodon
(Clingfishes and singleslits)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1955 Tomicodon absitus Distant clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1990 Tomicodon abuelorum Eastern Central Pacific 3.3 SL
1955 Tomicodon australis Southwest Atlantic 2.7 SL
1969 Tomicodon bidens Bifid clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 2.8 TL
1955 Tomicodon boehlkei Cortez clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 TL
2003 Tomicodon briggsi Western Central Atlantic 1.7 SL
1846 Tomicodon chilensis Smallsucker clingfish Eastern Pacific 5 TL
2003 Tomicodon clarkei Western Central Atlantic 1.4 SL
2003 Tomicodon cryptus Western Central Atlantic 1.9 SL
1882 Tomicodon eos Rosy clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 4 TL
1859 Tomicodon fasciatus Barred clingfish Western Central Atlantic 5.1 SL
1890 Tomicodon humeralis Sonora clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 8.5 TL
2003 Tomicodon lavettsmithi Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL
2003 Tomicodon leurodiscus Western Central Atlantic 1.9 SL
1955 Tomicodon myersi Blackstripe clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1875 Tomicodon petersii Peter's clingfish Eastern Pacific 3.5 TL
1969 Tomicodon prodomus Southeast Pacific
2001 Tomicodon reitzae Western Central Atlantic 3.5 SL
1969 Tomicodon rhabdotus Western Central Atlantic 3.8 SL
1860 Tomicodon rupestris Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL
1955 Tomicodon vermiculatus Eastern Central Pacific
1882 Tomicodon zebra Zebra clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 6 NG



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