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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Cryptic Clingfish

Tomicodon cryptus Williams & Tyler, 2003
Max Length
1.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
0–8 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Collected from high-energy zones of rocky shores, including tide pools .

Scientific Name
Tomicodon cryptus
Authority
Williams & Tyler, 2003
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
1.9 cm
Depth Range
0–8 m
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cryptic Clingfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 8 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Navassa Island, Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, St.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00617 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
1.9cm
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Rays
7
Vertebrae
30

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Williams & Tyler, 2003

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Cryptic Clingfish
🇪🇸Spanish Chupapiedras criptica

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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