Biology:Tasmanian clingfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Tasmanian clingfish
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Gould.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Aspasmogaster
Species:
A. tasmaniensis
Binomial name
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Scott, 1954 Günther, 1861
  • Volgiolus interorbitalis Crepidogaster tasmaniensis
  • Whitley, 1943 Aspasmogaster patella

The Tasmanian clingfish (Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found around the western and southern coasts of Australia including Tasmania. Its length is up to 8 cm. This species is found in shallow, coastal, rocky reefs and in the intertidal zone. It is also encountered by scuba divers beneath piers and jetties.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2387095 entry