Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Shore clingfish
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Lepadogaster lepadogaster
photo by Pedro Coelho (MARE-ISPA)

Family:  Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Lepadogastrinae
Max. size:  6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 5 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: known as far north as the extreme north-west of Galiza, south to north-west Africa, the Canary islands and Madeira islands and also the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Intertidal species (Ref. 27000).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 


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