Tasmanian clingfish

The Tasmanian clingfish, Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found around the western and southern coasts of Australia including Tasmania.

The Tasmanian clingfish lives in the demersal, marine environment.

Image: A Tasmanian Clingfish at Rapid Bay Jetty - Add comment Add tags A Tasmanian Clingfish at Rapid Bay Jetty Description A Tasmanian Clingfish at a depth of 7 m, Rapid Bay Jetty, South More

The Tasmanian Clingfish can be recognised by its banded colour pattern. The bands can be brownish, green, pink, red or orange. There is sometimes a stripe through the eye and across the operculum. The species has a depressed head and a compressed caudal peduncle. More

* Tasmanian clingfish, Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861). * Genus Chorisochismus * Rocksucker, Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769). More

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. References - * "Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis". More

A Tasmanian clingfish at a depth of 7m, Rapid Bay... Hier klicken für "clingfish" Suchergebnis 2 200 x 200 9 kb Above and below: A Tasmanian clingfish at a depth of 7m,... More

The Tasmanian Clingfish is common on coastal rocky bottoms (often under rocks) and rubble, in shallow protected subtidal and intertidal areas (bays and estuaries); also found in tidal pools and under jetties, usually to around 10m depth (Kuiter, 1993, 1996a; Hutchins, in More

Tasmanian Clingfish, East Coast variation (Aspasmogaster costatus). Photographed at Camp Cove, Sydney, Australia. Camera is an Olympus C760UZ with internal flash. More

Common names

Tasmanian clingfish in English
Tasmanischer Saugfisch in German (Deutsch)
澳洲拟姥鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
澳洲擬姥魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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