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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Smooth-suckered Clingfish

Tomicodon leurodiscus Williams & Tyler, 2003
Max Length
1.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
5–14 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Smooth-suckered Clingfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Tomicodon leurodiscus
Authority
Williams & Tyler, 2003
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
1.9 cm
Depth Range
5–14 m
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiesociformes
Gobiesociformes
Family
Gobiesocidae
Gobiesocidae
Genus
Tomicodon
Tomicodon
Species
Smooth-suckered Clingfish
Tomicodon leurodiscus

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 30. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Smooth-suckered Clingfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Smooth-suckered Clingfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Smooth-suckered Clingfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 14 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Tobago, Antigua, and the US Virgin Islands.

🌿 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
7
Anal Rays
6
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 Frog Clingfish · Smooth-suckered Clingfish

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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