Lepadogaster candolii
| Lepadogaster candolii | |
|---|---|
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| Connemarra clingfish (Lepadogaster candolii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Lepadogaster |
| Species: | L. candolii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepadogaster olivaceus Risso, 1810 | |
Lepadogaster candolii, common name Connemarra clingfish, is a species of fish in the Lepadogaster genus. It occurs in the Eastern Atlantic from the British Isles (off the coast of Western Scotland and South-West England and Ireland[1]) south to Madeira and the Canary Islands and into the western Mediterranean and the Black Sea.[2][3] The specific name candolii has various spellings: candolii, candolei, candollei, and decandollii, but only the first one is correct.[2][3]
L. candolii is considered a euryecious species, meaning that it has a broad variety of living conditions and habitats that it prefers. L. candolii most often inhabit small cavities in the underwater rock face, boulder fields, and seagrass meadows.[4] L. candolii can reach up to 7.5 cm in length[2] and shares many similarities with L. lepadogaster. Like the Lepadogaster other species, L. candolii has a flattened body and bilateral symmetry. Unlike L. lepadogaster that has a triangular shaped head, L. candolii has a more rounded head and rounded fins.
References
- ↑ Morvan Barnes (2009). "Lepadogaster candollei. Connemara clingfish". The Marine Life Information Network. MarLIN. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lepadogaster candolii" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (1 October 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Hofrichter, R. and Patzner, R. A. (2000). "Habitat and microhabitat of Mediterranean clingfishes (Teleostei: Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae)". Marine Ecology. 21: 41–53. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0485.2000.00689.x.