Eastern cleaner-clingfish
📖 Overview
Adults usually on kelp, on which they deposit their eggs, which are guarded by the male, although the female is often present as well . Often on ascidians or sponges in deep water, probably depositing eggs on algae nearby . Often observed cleaning boxfishes, porcupine fishes and morwongs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6. Caudal fin rounded . Pelvic fins united into moderate-sized double sucking-disc, posterior half with a fleshy fringe . Greenish-yellow to orange with small scattered dark spots to larger red spots, variable in density; iridescent blue dashes or lines dorsally and across sides over head and body .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eastern cleaner-clingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 40 m . Subtropical Southwest Pacific: New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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