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Grass Clingfish
Gobiesocidae Genus C sp. 1
Above and below: A Grass Clingfish at a depth of 3 m, Eagle Bay, Geographe Bay, Western Australia, April 2006. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
The Grass Clingfish is a slender elongate species with dorsal and anal fins positioned posteriorly on the body. It is usually greenish with small black spots on the lower two-thirds of the body. The back is sometimes transparent often with a row of brown spots. A brown stripe sometimes passes from the snout, through the eye to the rear of the operculum.
The species grows to 3.2 cm in length.
It is found in seagrass beds and adjacent reefs.
This species is endemic to Australia occurring from southern Victoria and southern Western Australia.
Fishes in the family Gobiesocidae are being studied by Dr Barry Hutchins of the Western Australian Museum.
Related links
- Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish fact sheet
- Kuiter's Deepsea Clingfish fact sheet
- Tasmanian Clingfish fact sheet
- View the Clingfishes list
- View the family Gobiesocidae list
Further reading
- Hutchins, J.B. in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
