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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Tomicodon

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22 species
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Tomicodon absitus
[Distant clingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL

 
Tomicodon abuelorum
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Tomicodon australis Briggs, 1955

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Tomicodon australis
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon bidens
[Bifid clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs, 1955

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon boehlkei
[Cortez clingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm SL

 
Tomicodon briggsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Tomicodon chilensis
[Smallsucker clingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm SL

 
Tomicodon clarkei
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Tomicodon cryptus Williams & Tyler, 2003

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Tomicodon cryptus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon eos
[Rosy clingfish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Tomicodon fasciatus (Peters, 1859)

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Tomicodon fasciatus
[Barred clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Tomicodon humeralis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon humeralis
[Sonora clingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SL

 
Tomicodon lavettsmithi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm SL

 
Tomicodon leurodiscus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Tomicodon myersi
[Blackstripe clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Tomicodon petersii (Garman, 1875)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Tomicodon petersii
[Peter's clingfish]
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Tomicodon prodomus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL

 
Tomicodon reitzae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL

 
Tomicodon rhabdotus
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Tomicodon rupestris
[]
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Tomicodon vermiculatus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm NG
Tomicodon zebra (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Tomicodon zebra
[Zebra clingfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tomicodon absitus Distant clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 1955
Tomicodon abuelorum Eastern Central Pacific 3.3 SL 1990
Tomicodon australis Southwest Atlantic 2.7 SL 1955
Tomicodon bidens Bifid clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 2.8 TL 1969
Tomicodon boehlkei Cortez clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 TL 1955
Tomicodon briggsi Western Central Atlantic 1.7 SL 2003
Tomicodon chilensis Smallsucker clingfish Eastern Pacific 5 TL 1846
Tomicodon clarkei Western Central Atlantic 1.4 SL 2003
Tomicodon cryptus Western Central Atlantic 1.9 SL 2003
Tomicodon eos Rosy clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 4 TL 1882
Tomicodon fasciatus Barred clingfish Western Central Atlantic 5.1 SL 1859
Tomicodon humeralis Sonora clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 8.5 TL 1890
Tomicodon lavettsmithi Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL 2003
Tomicodon leurodiscus Western Central Atlantic 1.9 SL 2003
Tomicodon myersi Blackstripe clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 1955
Tomicodon petersii Peter's clingfish Eastern Pacific 3.5 TL 1875
Tomicodon prodomus Southeast Pacific 1969
Tomicodon reitzae Western Central Atlantic 3.5 SL 2001
Tomicodon rhabdotus Western Central Atlantic 3.8 SL 1969
Tomicodon rupestris Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL 1860
Tomicodon vermiculatus Eastern Central Pacific 1955
Tomicodon zebra Zebra clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 6 NG 1882



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