Striped clingfish
📖 Overview
Lives in close association with long-spined sea urchins or branching corals of sheltered reefs . Juvenile fish eat pedicellariae and sphaeridia of the host Diadema and commensal copepods; adult fish eat burrowing bivalves in corals as well as tube feet of their host and eggs of a commercial shrimp .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Distinguished by its long spatulate snout and slender shape; reddish or brown with a pair of yellow stripes on upper half of the head and body.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Striped clingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 20 m . Tropical north to southern Japan (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Long-snout Clingfish · Sea Urchin Clingfish · Striped Clingfish · Urchin Clingfish |
| 🌍CES | caroun jehlicový |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson-crampon d'oursins |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hashinagaubauo · ハシナガウバウオ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Ежовая уточка |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Clingo rayado de los erizos |
| 🌍THA | ปลาติด |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 海膽姥姥魚 · 線紋環盤魚 · 跳海仔 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronichthys ornata | Herre | 1942 | Synonym |
| Crepidogaster lineatum | Sauvage | 1883 | Synonym |
| Diademichthys deversor | Pfaff | 1942 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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