Blunt-snouted clingfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits shallow waters . It reaches highest abundances in pebble and boulder beaches of less than 0.5 m depth (24 individuals/m2 in Messina), but reported to be found down to 2 m of water depth. It was also observed to occur with Lepadogaster lepadogaster and that males build and guard nests under boulders during spawning season ,
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 37 - 38. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal head profile straight between nape above eye and upper lip tip; the posterior angle of jaws extends to between a vertical line drawn through the posterior edge of the anterior nostril and a vertical line drawn through the anterior edge of the eye; infraorbital invagination vertical to posterior part of the eye; posterior opercular edge w-shaped with 2 equally long tips; longitudinal infralateral and suborbital transversal rows of superficial neuromasts are placed in the well-defined deep groove; trunk cross-section behind pectoral fin base half oval with straight ventral side; body granules shallow and inconspicuous; vertical eye diameter 2.6-3.3% of SL; horizontal eye diameter 2.3–2.9% of SL; head length 24.3-28.8% of SL; pectoral-fin length 8.6-9.3% of SL; prepectoral distance 24.4-28.4% of SL; ventral adhesive disc length 17.1-19.3% of SL; caudal-fin length 13.5-15.5% of SL; moderate number of vertebrae for the genus 37-38; pharyngeal jaws with small ceratobranchial 5, having several small conical teeth; nasal bones club-shaped; star-like pigmentation around eyes, body colouration when alive dark with clear stripes visible in less pigmented specimens .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blunt-snouted clingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 30°N, 1°W - 36°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blunt-snouted clingfish |
| 🌍ELL | Αμβλύρρυγχος λεπαδόγαστρος |
| 🇫🇷French | Gouanie · Lépadogastre Jaune · Pei Sant Peire · Pei Sant-Peire · Porte-écuelle jaune, Gouanie |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Porchetto |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Chafaroccas |
| 🌍TUR | ordek baligi |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouana pigra | Nardo | 1860 | Heterotypic |
| Gouania piger | Nardo | 1827 | Synonym |
| Gouania pigra | Nardo | 1827 | Heterotypic |
| Gouania prototypus | Nardo | 1833 | Synonym |
| Lepadogaster piger | Nardo | 1827 | Synonym |
| Lepadogaster willdenowi | Risso | 1810 | Synonym |
| Leptopterygius coccoi | Troschel | 1860 | Synonym |
| Leptopterygius piger | Nardo | 1827 | Synonym |
| Rupisuga nicensis | Swainson | 1839 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .
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