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Family: Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits



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165 species (see list below)

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Acyrtops amplicirrus
[Flarenostril clingfish]

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927)

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.
 
Acyrtops beryllinus
[Emerald clingfish]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Acyrtus artius
[Papillate clingfish]
No picture found
Westren Atlantic
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Acyrtus lanthanum
[Orange-spotted clingfish]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Acyrtus pauciradiatus Sampaio, de Anchieta, Nunes & Mendes, 2004

Photo by Macieira, R.M.
 
Acyrtus pauciradiatus
[]

Photo by Burek, Joyce/Frank

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Acyrtus rubiginosus (Poey, 1868)

Photo by Burek, Joyce/Frank
 
Acyrtus rubiginosus
[Red clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Alabes bathys
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Alabes brevis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Alabes dorsalis
[Common shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Alabes elongata Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes elongata
[]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes gibbosa
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Alabes hoesei
[Dwarf shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes obtusirostris
[]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes occidentalis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Alabes parvula
[Pygmy shore-eel]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004

Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Alabes scotti
[]

Photo by Springer, V.G.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006

Photo by Springer, V.G.
 
Alabes springeri
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Apletodon bacescui
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
Apletodon barbatus Fricke, Wirtz & Brito, 2010

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Apletodon barbatus
[Barbel clingfish]

Photo by Horton, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887)

Photo by Horton, A.
 
Apletodon dentatus
[Small-headed clingfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Apletodon incognitus
[]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Apletodon pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925)

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Apletodon pellegrini
[Chubby clingfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
Apletodon wirtzi Fricke, 2007

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Apletodon wirtzi
[Sao Tomé clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Arcos decoris Briggs, 1969

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Arcos decoris
[Elegant clingfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Arcos erythrops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Arcos erythrops
[Rockwall clingfish]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Arcos nudus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Arcos nudus
[Padded clingfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Arcos poecilophthalmos (Jenyns, 1842)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Arcos poecilophthalmos
[Galapagos clingfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Arcos rhodospilus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Arcos rhodospilus
[Rock clingfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Aspasma minima (Döderlein, 1887)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Aspasma minima
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 0.8 cm SL
Aspasmichthys alorensis Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Aspasmichthys alorensis
[Alor clingfish]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Aspasmichthys ciconiae (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Aspasmichthys ciconiae
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Aspasmodes briggsi
[]

Photo by Griffiths, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby, 1885)

Photo by Griffiths, S.
 
Aspasmogaster costata
[Eastern clingfish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Aspasmogaster liorhyncha
[Smooth-snout clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Aspasmogaster occidentalis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis
[Tasmanian clingfish]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Briggsia hastingsi
[]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769)

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Chorisochismus dentex
[Rocksucker]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Cochleoceps bassensis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Cochleoceps bicolor
[Western cleaner-clingfish]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Cochleoceps orientalis
[Eastern cleaner-clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Cochleoceps spatula
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Cochleoceps viridis
[Green clingfish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Conidens laticephalus
[Broadhead clingfish]
No picture found
Pacific
 
Conidens samoensis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Creocele cardinalis
[Broad clingfish]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Dellichthys morelandi Briggs, 1955

Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Dellichthys morelandi
[Urchin clingfish]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
 
Derilissus altifrons
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Derilissus kremnobates
[Whiskereye clingfish]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.1 cm SL
 
Derilissus lombardii
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
 
Derilissus nanus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Derilissus vittiger
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Diademichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diademichthys lineatus
[]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Diplecogaster bimaculata
[Two-spotted clingfish]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Briggs, 1955

Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Diplecogaster ctenocrypta
[]
No picture found
The Black Sea.
 
Diplecogaster euxinica
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955

Photo by SFSA
 
Diplecogaster megalops
[Bigeye clingfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Diplecogaster pectoralis Briggs, 1955

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Diplecogaster pectoralis
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic Ocean, S
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Diplecogaster tonstricula Fricke, Wirtz & Brito, 2015

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Diplecogaster tonstricula
[Eastern Atlantic cleaner clingfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Diplocrepis puniceus
[Orange clingfish]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Discotrema crinophilum Briggs, 1976

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Discotrema crinophilum
[Crinoid clingfish]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Discotrema monogrammum Craig & Randall, 2008

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Discotrema monogrammum
[Oneline clingfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Discotrema zonatum
[]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Smith, 1943

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps
[Weedsucker]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Gastrocyathus gracilis
[Slender clingfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Gastrocymba quadriradiata
[]

Photo by Conway, K.W.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Gastroscyphus hectoris (Günther, 1876)

Photo by Conway, K.W.
 
Gastroscyphus hectoris
[Hector's clingfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Gobiesox adustus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiesox adustus
[Panamic clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Gobiesox aethus
[Clarion clingfish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobiesox barbatulus Starks, 1913

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Gobiesox barbatulus
[Lappetlip clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Gobiesox canidens
[Socorro clingfish]

Photo by Thode, K.

Central and South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Gobiesox cephalus Lacepède, 1800

Photo by Thode, K.
 
Gobiesox cephalus
[Clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Gobiesox crassicorpus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific.

Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs, 1951

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiesox daedaleus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
 
Gobiesox eugrammus
[Lined clingfish]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Gobiesox fluviatilis
[Mountain clingfish]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Gobiesox fulvus
[]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Gobiesox juniperoserrai
[Peninsular clingfish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Gobiesox juradoensis
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Gobiesox lucayanus Briggs, 1963

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Gobiesox lucayanus
[Bahama skilletfish]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Love, M.
 
Gobiesox maeandricus
[Northern clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Gobiesox marijeanae
[Lonely clingfish]

Photo by Muñoz, G.

Southeast Pacific to Sout
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Gobiesox marmoratus Jenyns, 1842

Photo by Muñoz, G.
 
Gobiesox marmoratus
[]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Gobiesox mexicanus
[Mexican clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gobiesox milleri
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Gobiesox multitentaculus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Gobiesox nigripinnis
[Blackfinned clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Gobiesox papillifer
[Bearded clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Gobiesox pinniger
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Gobiesox potamius
[]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey, 1876)

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Gobiesox punctulatus
[Stippled clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Gobiesox rhessodon
[California clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gobiesox schultzi
[Smoothlip clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gobiesox stenocephalus
[]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobiesox strumosus Cope, 1870

Photo by Crippen, C.
 
Gobiesox strumosus
[Skilletfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
Gobiesox woodsi (Schultz, 1944)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiesox woodsi
[Woods' clingfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Gouania willdenowi (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gouania willdenowi
[Blunt-snouted clingfish]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Gymnoscyphus ascitus
[]

Photo by Conway, K.W.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Haplocylix littoreus (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Conway, K.W.
 
Haplocylix littoreus
[Giant clingfish]

Photo by Okamoto, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
Kopua japonica Moore, Hutchins & Okamoto, 2012

Photo by Okamoto, M.
 
Kopua japonica
[Japanese deepwater clingfish]
No picture found
Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Kopua kuiteri
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Kopua nuimata
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Lecanogaster chrysea
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.1 cm SL
Lepadichthys akiko Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Lepadichthys akiko
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Lepadichthys bolini Briggs, 1962

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Lepadichthys bolini
[Bolin's clingfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969

Photo by SFSA
 
Lepadichthys caritus
[Pale clingfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Lepadichthys coccinotaenia
[Eyestripe clingfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Lepadichthys ctenion
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Lepadichthys erythraeus
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Lepadichthys frenatus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs, 1966

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Lepadichthys lineatus
[Doubleline clingfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Lepadichthys minor
[Minor clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Lepadichthys sandaracatus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Lepadichthys springeri
[Springer's clingfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Lepadicyathus mendeleevi
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Lepadogaster candolii
[Connemarra clingfish]

Photo by Guerrieri, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Guerrieri, S.
 
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
[Shore clingfish]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Lepadogaster purpurea
[Cornish sucker]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Liobranchia stria
[Minute clingfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Lissonanchus lusheri Smith, 1966

Photo by SFSA
 
Lissonanchus lusheri
[Streaky clingfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Modicus minimus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Modicus tangaroa
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Opeatogenys cadenati
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Endemic in Mediterranean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Opeatogenys gracilis (Canestrini, 1864)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Opeatogenys gracilis
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Parvicrepis parvipinnis
[Little clingfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Pherallodichthys meshimaensis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Pherallodiscus funebris
[Northern fraildisc clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Pherallodiscus varius
[Southern fraildisc clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Pherallodus indicus (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pherallodus indicus
[Smalldisc clingfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Pherallodus smithi Briggs, 1955

Photo by SFSA
 
Pherallodus smithi
[Mini-clingfish]

Photo by Saunders, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Posidonichthys hutchinsi Briggs, 1993

Photo by Saunders, B.
 
Posidonichthys hutchinsi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Propherallodus briggsi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Rimicola cabrilloi
[Channel Islands clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Rimicola dimorpha
[Southern clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
 
Rimicola eigenmanni
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Rimicola muscarum
[Kelp clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Rimicola sila
[Guadalupe clingfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Sicyases brevirostris
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Sicyases hildebrandi
[]

Photo by Cáceres, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Sicyases sanguineus Müller & Troschel, 1843

Photo by Cáceres, R.
 
Sicyases sanguineus
[]
No picture found
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]

Photo by Conway, K.W.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Trachelochismus melobesia Phillipps, 1927

Photo by Conway, K.W.
 
Trachelochismus melobesia
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Trachelochismus pinnulatus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.1 cm SL
 
Unguitrema nigrum
[Black crinoid clingfish]
165 Species of Family Gobiesocidae
(Clingfishes and singleslits)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1955 Acyrtops amplicirrus Flarenostril clingfish Western Atlantic 1.9 SL
1927 Acyrtops beryllinus Emerald clingfish Western Atlantic 2.5 TL
1955 Acyrtus artius Papillate clingfish Western Atlantic 3 SL
2014 Acyrtus lanthanum Orange-spotted clingfish Westren Atlantic 2.4 SL
2004 Acyrtus pauciradiatus Southwestern Atlantic 1.6 SL
1868 Acyrtus rubiginosus Red clingfish Western Atlantic 3.5 TL
2006 Alabes bathys Eastern Indian Ocean 3.9 SL
1976 Alabes brevis Eastern Indian Ocean 2.3 TL
1845 Alabes dorsalis Common shore-eel Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL
2004 Alabes elongata Eastern Indian Ocean 9.2 SL
2004 Alabes gibbosa Eastern Indian Ocean 9.1 SL
1976 Alabes hoesei Dwarf shore-eel Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL
2004 Alabes obtusirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 4.6 SL
2004 Alabes occidentalis Eastern Indian Ocean 4 SL
1909 Alabes parvula Pygmy shore-eel Southwest Pacific 5 TL
2004 Alabes scotti Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL
2006 Alabes springeri Southwest Pacific 3.1 SL
1940 Apletodon bacescui Europe 3.6 SL
2010 Apletodon barbatus Barbel clingfish Eastern Central Atlantic 1.4 SL
1887 Apletodon dentatus Small-headed clingfish Eastern Atlantic 4 SL
1997 Apletodon incognitus Mediterranean Sea 2.7 SL
1925 Apletodon pellegrini Chubby clingfish Eastern Atlantic 5 TL
2007 Apletodon wirtzi Sao Tomé clingfish Eastern Central Atlantic 1.4 SL
1969 Arcos decoris Elegant clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 2.8 SL
1882 Arcos erythrops Rockwall clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 3.5 SL
1758 Arcos nudus Padded clingfish Western Atlantic 9 TL
1842 Arcos poecilophthalmos Galapagos clingfish Southeast Pacific 5 TL
1864 Arcos rhodospilus Rock clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 5 TL
1887 Aspasma minima Northwest Pacific 5 SL
2012 Aspasmichthys alorensis Alor clingfish Western Pacific 0.8 SL
1902 Aspasmichthys ciconiae Northwest Pacific 5 SL
1957 Aspasmodes briggsi Western Indian Ocean 2.5 SL
1885 Aspasmogaster costata Eastern clingfish Southwest Pacific 5 TL
1955 Aspasmogaster liorhyncha Smooth-snout clingfish Indo-Pacific 4.5 TL
1984 Aspasmogaster occidentalis Eastern Indian Ocean
1861 Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis Tasmanian clingfish Eastern Indian Ocean 8 TL
2009 Briggsia hastingsi Indian Ocean 2.2 SL
1769 Chorisochismus dentex Rocksucker Southeast Atlantic 30 TL
1983 Cochleoceps bassensis Eastern Indian Ocean
1991 Cochleoceps bicolor Western cleaner-clingfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7 TL
1991 Cochleoceps orientalis Eastern cleaner-clingfish Southwest Pacific 5.5 TL
1861 Cochleoceps spatula Eastern Indian Ocean
1991 Cochleoceps viridis Green clingfish Eastern Indian Ocean 5 TL
1909 Conidens laticephalus Broadhead clingfish Northwest Pacific 4 SL
1906 Conidens samoensis Pacific
1882 Creocele cardinalis Broad clingfish Eastern Indian Ocean 7.5 TL
1955 Dellichthys morelandi Urchin clingfish Southwest Pacific 7 TL
1971 Derilissus altifrons Western Atlantic 1.7 SL
1970 Derilissus kremnobates Whiskereye clingfish Western Central Atlantic 2.8 SL
2012 Derilissus lombardii Western Atlantic 1.1 SL
1969 Derilissus nanus Western Central Atlantic 1.4 SL
1970 Derilissus vittiger Western Central Atlantic 1.9 SL
1883 Diademichthys lineatus Western Indian Ocean 5 TL
1788 Diplecogaster bimaculata Two-spotted clingfish Eastern Atlantic 6 SL
1955 Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Eastern Atlantic 1.7 SL
1964 Diplecogaster euxinica The Black Sea.
1955 Diplecogaster megalops Bigeye clingfish Southeast Atlantic and We 3.4 TL
1955 Diplecogaster pectoralis Eastern Atlantic 2.2 SL
2015 Diplecogaster tonstricula Eastern Atlantic cleaner clingfish Eastern Atlantic Ocean, S 2.3 SL
1846 Diplocrepis puniceus Orange clingfish Southwest Pacific 12.5 SL
1976 Discotrema crinophilum Crinoid clingfish Western Pacific 5 SL
2008 Discotrema monogrammum Oneline clingfish Indo-Pacific 2.3 SL
2008 Discotrema zonatum Western Central Pacific 2.3 SL
1943 Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Weedsucker Southeast Atlantic 3.5 TL
1955 Gastrocyathus gracilis Slender clingfish Southwest Pacific 4.5 TL
1926 Gastrocymba quadriradiata Southwest Pacific
1876 Gastroscyphus hectoris Hector's clingfish Southwest Pacific 6.4 SL
1882 Gobiesox adustus Panamic clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 4.5 TL
1951 Gobiesox aethus Clarion clingfish Eastern Central Pacific.
1913 Gobiesox barbatulus Lappetlip clingfish Western Atlantic 8 TL
1951 Gobiesox canidens Socorro clingfish Eastern Central Pacific.
1800 Gobiesox cephalus Clingfish Central and South America 15 SL
1951 Gobiesox crassicorpus Eastern Central Pacific.
1951 Gobiesox daedaleus Eastern Central Pacific.
1955 Gobiesox eugrammus Lined clingfish Eastern Pacific 5.7 TL
1960 Gobiesox fluviatilis Mountain clingfish Central America 5.9 SL
1907 Gobiesox fulvus Central America 9.1 SL
1996 Gobiesox juniperoserrai Peninsular clingfish North America 10.5 SL
1944 Gobiesox juradoensis South America 11.5 SL
1963 Gobiesox lucayanus Bahama skilletfish Western Atlantic 6 TL
1858 Gobiesox maeandricus Northern clingfish Eastern Pacific 16 TL
1960 Gobiesox marijeanae Lonely clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 5.4 SL
1842 Gobiesox marmoratus Southeast Pacific to Sout 8.9 TL
1960 Gobiesox mexicanus Mexican clingfish North America 6.9 SL
1955 Gobiesox milleri Eastern Central Pacific
1951 Gobiesox multitentaculus South America 6.3 SL
1859 Gobiesox nigripinnis Blackfinned clingfish Western Central Atlantic 6 SL
1890 Gobiesox papillifer Bearded clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 5.7 TL
1890 Gobiesox pinniger Eastern Central Pacific 10.2 SL
1955 Gobiesox potamius Central America 8 SL
1876 Gobiesox punctulatus Stippled clingfish Western Atlantic 6.3 TL
1881 Gobiesox rhessodon California clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 TL
1951 Gobiesox schultzi Smoothlip clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1955 Gobiesox stenocephalus Eastern Central Pacific
1870 Gobiesox strumosus Skilletfish Western Atlantic 8 TL
1944 Gobiesox woodsi Woods' clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 4.8 TL
1810 Gouania willdenowi Blunt-snouted clingfish Mediterranean Sea 5 TL
1970 Gymnoscyphus ascitus Western Central Atlantic 3.1 SL
1801 Haplocylix littoreus Giant clingfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL
2012 Kopua japonica Japanese deepwater clingfish Northwest Pacific 3.0 SL
1991 Kopua kuiteri Pacific 2.6 SL
1984 Kopua nuimata Southwest Pacific 2.7 SL
1957 Lecanogaster chrysea Eastern Atlantic 2.1 SL
2012 Lepadichthys akiko Western Pacific 1.1 SL
1962 Lepadichthys bolini Bolin's clingfish Western Pacific 3 SL
1969 Lepadichthys caritus Pale clingfish Indo-West Pacific 3 TL
1921 Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Eyestripe clingfish Western Indian Ocean 5 TL
1963 Lepadichthys ctenion Western Indian Ocean 3.8 SL
1963 Lepadichthys erythraeus Western Indian Ocean 3.7 SL
1904 Lepadichthys frenatus Western Pacific 5.7 SL
1966 Lepadichthys lineatus Doubleline clingfish Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL
1955 Lepadichthys minor Minor clingfish Western Indian Ocean 2.5 TL
1943 Lepadichthys sandaracatus Eastern Indian Ocean
2001 Lepadichthys springeri Springer's clingfish Western Central Pacific 2.6 SL
2005 Lepadicyathus mendeleevi Western Pacific 1.5 SL
1810 Lepadogaster candolii Connemarra clingfish Eastern Atlantic 7.5 SL
1788 Lepadogaster lepadogaster Shore clingfish Eastern Atlantic 6.5 SL
1788 Lepadogaster purpurea Cornish sucker Eastern Atlantic 7.5 SL
1955 Liobranchia stria Minute clingfish Western Central Pacific
1966 Lissonanchus lusheri Streaky clingfish Western Indian Ocean 2.1 SL
1983 Modicus minimus Southwest Pacific 3.4 SL
1983 Modicus tangaroa Southwest Pacific 3 SL
1957 Opeatogenys cadenati Eastern Atlantic 2.1 SL
1864 Opeatogenys gracilis Endemic in Mediterranean 3 TL
1906 Parvicrepis parvipinnis Little clingfish Indo-Pacific 3 TL
1983 Pherallodichthys meshimaensis Western Pacific 3 TL
1890 Pherallodiscus funebris Northern fraildisc clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1955 Pherallodiscus varius Southern fraildisc clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1913 Pherallodus indicus Smalldisc clingfish Western Central Pacific. 3 SL
1955 Pherallodus smithi Mini-clingfish Western Indian Ocean 1.9 SL
1993 Posidonichthys hutchinsi Eastern Indian Ocean 2.0 SL
1983 Propherallodus briggsi Northwest Pacific 3 SL
2002 Rimicola cabrilloi Channel Islands clingfish Eastern Pacific 3.3 SL
1955 Rimicola dimorpha Southern clingfish Eastern Pacific 3.2 TL
1890 Rimicola eigenmanni Eastern Pacific 5.7 TL
1895 Rimicola muscarum Kelp clingfish Eastern Pacific 7 TL
1955 Rimicola sila Guadalupe clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1848 Sicyases brevirostris Southeast Pacific
1944 Sicyases hildebrandi Southeast Pacific
1843 Sicyases sanguineus Southeast Pacific 8.4 TL
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
1927 Trachelochismus melobesia Southwest Pacific 5 TL
1801 Trachelochismus pinnulatus Southwest Pacific 10 TL
2014 Unguitrema nigrum Black crinoid clingfish Western Pacific 1.1 SL



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