Biology:Northern clingfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Gobiesox |
| Species: | G. maeandricus
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| Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858)
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The northern clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus) is a species of saltwater fish. It is a member of the family Gobiesocidae of order Gobiesociformes. It is native to the Pacific coast of North America from Revillagigedo Island and Baja California north to southeastern Alaska.[1] It is commonly found in the intertidal zone clinging to the underside of rocks by small hairs akin to those on a gecko's feet on the basal portions of the pelvic and pectoral fins.[2] This species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1858 from specimens collected at San Luis Obispo in California , Girard had originally named it as Lepadogaster reticulatus in 1854 but this name was preoccupied by Lepadogaster reticulatus Risso, 1810.[3]
References
- Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast an Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, by Eugene N. Kozloff
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Gobiesox meandricus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Elizabeth Pennisi (2012). "Clingfish Stick Like Geckos". Science 335 (6066): 277. doi:10.1126/science.335.6066.277.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Lepadogaster maeandricus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=13250.
Wikidata ☰ Q149503 entry
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