Tasmanian clingfish

Taxobox
name = Tasmanian clingfish

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Gobiesociformes
familia = Gobiesocidae
subfamily = Gobiesocinae
genus = "Aspasmogaster"
species = "A. tasmaniensis"
binomial = "Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis"
binomial_authority = (Günther, 1861)

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.

The Tasmanian clingfish occurs in shallow coastal and rocky estuaries, often under rocks. It has a rounded caudal fin, and pelvic fins united into a moderate-sized double sucking-disc the posterior half having a fleshy margin. There are no scales or lateral line.

Coloration is variable - pinkish to brownish or greenish, usually with distinct regular dark bands across head and back.

References

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* [http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/atasman.htm Australian Museum]