Gobiesocidae

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Clingfishes
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gobiesociformes Family: Gobiesocidae
Genera
See text.

Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae. Most species are marine, being found in shallow waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fishes; some species shelter in sea urchins or crinoids. In most species the pelvic fins are modified into a sucking disc.^[1]

[edit] Classification

The classification of the clingfishes varies. FishBase places Gobiescoidae as the only family in the order Gobiesociformes;^[2] Some other classifications, for example ITIS, place them in the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Perciformes.^[3]

[edit] Species

FishBase lists about 152 species in 45 genera:^[1]

• Genus Acyrtops
  • Flarenostril clingfish, Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955.
  • Emerald clingfish, Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1926).
• Genus Acyrtus
  • Papillate clingfish, Acyrtus artius Briggs, 1955.
  • Acyrtus pauciradiatus Sampaio, de Anchieta, Nunes & Mendes, 2004.
  • Red clingfish, Acyrtus rubiginosus (Poey, 1868).
• Genus Alabes
  • Alabes brevis Springer & Fraser, 1976.
  • Common shore-eel, Alabes dorsalis (Richardson, 1845).
  • Alabes elongata Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Dwarf shore-eel, Alabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976.
  • Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Pygmy shore-eel, Alabes parvulus (McCulloch, 1909).
• Genus Apletodon
  • Apletodon dentatus bacescui (Murgoci, 1940).
  • Small-headed clingfish, Apletodon dentatus dentatus (Facciolà, 1887).
  • Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997.
  • Apletodon microcephalus (Brook, 1890).
  • Chubby clingfish, Apletodon pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925).
• Genus Arcos
  • Elegant clingfish, Arcos decoris Briggs, 1969.
  • Rockwall clingfish, Arcos erythrops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).
  • Padded clingfish, Arcos macrophthalmus (Günther, 1861).
  • Galapagos clingfish, Arcos poecilophthalmos (Jenyns, 1842).
  • Rock clingfish, Arcos rhodospilus (Günther, 1864).
• Genus Aspasma
  • Aspasma minima (Döderlein, 1887).
• Genus Aspasmichthys
  • Aspasmichthys ciconiae (Jordan & Fowler, 1902).
• Genus Aspasmodes
  • Aspasmodes briggsi Smith, 1957.
• Genus Aspasmogaster
  • Eastern clingfish, Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby, 1885).
  • Smooth-snout clingfish, Aspasmogaster liorhyncha Briggs, 1955.
  • Aspasmogaster occidentalis Hutchins, 1984.
  • Tasmanian clingfish, Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861).
• Genus Chorisochismus
  • Rocksucker, Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769).
• Genus Cochleoceps
  • Cochleoceps bassensis Hutchins, 1983.
  • Western cleaner-clingfish, Cochleoceps bicolor Hutchins, 1991.
  • Eastern cleaner-clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991.
  • Cochleoceps spatula (Günther, 1861).
  • Green clingfish, Cochleoceps viridis Hutchins, 1991.
• Genus Conidens
  • Conidens laticephalus (Tanaka, 1909).
  • Conidens samoensis (Steindachner, 1906).
• Genus Creocele
  • Broad clingfish, Creocele cardinalis (Ramsay, 1883).
• Genus Dellichthys
  • New Zealand urchin clingfish, Dellichthys morelandi Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Derilissus
  • Derilissus altifrons Smith-Vaniz, 1971.
  • Whiskereye clingfish, Derilissus kremnobates Fraser, 1970.
  • Derilissus nanus Briggs, 1969.
  • Derilissus vittiger Fraser, 1970.
• Genus Diademichthys
  • Urchin clingfish, Diademichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883).
• Genus Diplecogaster
  • Two-spotted clingfish, Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  • Diplecogaster bimaculata euxinica Murgoci, 1964.
  • Diplecogaster bimaculata pectoralis Briggs, 1955.
  • Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Briggs, 1955.
  • Bigeye clingfish, Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Diplocrepis
  • Orange clingfish, Diplocrepis puniceus (Richardson, 1846).
• Genus Discotrema
  • Crinoid clingfish, Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976.
• Genus Eckloniaichthys
  • Weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Smith, 1943.
• Genus Gastrocyathus
  • New Zealand slender clingfish, Gastrocyathus gracilis Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Gastrocymba
  • Gastrocymba quadriradiata (Rendahl, 1926).
• Genus Gastroscyphus
  • Hector's clingfish, Gastroscyphus hectoris (Günther, 1876).
• Genus Gobiesox
  • Panamic clingfish, Gobiesox adustus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882.
  • Clarion clingfish, Gobiesox aethus (Briggs, 1951).
  • Lappetlip clingfish, Gobiesox barbatulus Starks, 1913.
  • Socorro clingfish, Gobiesox canidens (Briggs, 1951).
  • Gobiesox crassicorpus (Briggs, 1951).
  • Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs, 1951.
  • Lined clingfish, Gobiesox eugrammus Briggs, 1955.
  • Mountain clingfish, Gobiesox fluviatilis Briggs & Miller, 1960.
  • Gobiesox fulvus Meek, 1907.
  • Peninsular clingfish, Gobiesox juniperoserrai Espinosa Pérez & Castro-Aguirre, 1996.
  • Gobiesox juradoensis Fowler, 1944.
  • Bahama skilletfish, Gobiesox lucayanus Briggs, 1963.
  • Northern clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858).
  • Lonely clingfish, Gobiesox marijeanae Briggs, 1960.
  • Gobiesox marmoratus Jenyns, 1842.
  • Mexican clingfish, Gobiesox mexicanus Briggs & Miller, 1960.
  • Gobiesox milleri Briggs, 1955.
  • Gobiesox multitentaculus (Briggs, 1951).
  • Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters, 1860).
  • Gobiesox nudus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  • Bearded clingfish, Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert, 1890.
  • Gobiesox pinniger Gilbert, 1890.
  • Gobiesox potamius Briggs, 1955.
  • Stippled clingfish, Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey, 1876).
  • California clingfish, Gobiesox rhessodon Smith, 1881.
  • Smoothlip clingfish, Gobiesox schultzi Briggs, 1951.
  • Gobiesox stenocephalus Briggs, 1955.
  • Skilletfish, Gobiesox strumosus Cope, 1870.
  • Woods' clingfish, Gobiesox woodsi (Schultz, 1944).
• Genus Gouania
  • Blunt-snouted clingfish, Gouania willdenowi (Risso, 1810).
• Genus Gymnoscyphus
  • Gymnoscyphus ascitus Böhlke & Robins, 1970.
• Genus Haplocylix
  • Giant clingfish, Haplocylix littoreus (Forster, 1801).
• Genus Kopua
  • Kuiter's deepsea clingfish, Kopua kuiteri Hutchins, 1991.
  • Kopua nuimata Hardy, 1984.
• Genus Lecanogaster
  • Lecanogaster chrysea Briggs, 1957.
• Genus Lepadichthys
  • Bolin's clingfish, Lepadichthys bolini Briggs, 1962.
  • Pale clingfish, Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969.
  • Eyestripe clingfish, Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921.
  • Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963.
  • Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963.
  • Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904.
  • Doubleline clingfish, Lepadichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883).
  • Minor clingfish, Lepadichthys minor Briggs, 1955.
  • Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943.
  • Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001.
• Genus Lepadogaster
  • Connemarra clingfish, Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810.
  • Shore clingfish, Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  • Cornish sucker, Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  • Lepadogaster zebrina Lowe, 1839.
• Genus Liobranchia
  • Minute clingfish, Liobranchia stria Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Lissonanchus
  • Streaky clingfish, Lissonanchus lusheri Smith, 1966.
• Genus Modicus
  • Modicus minimus (Döderlein, 1887).
  • Modicus tangaroa Hardy, 1983.
• Genus Opeatogenys
  • Opeatogenys cadenati Briggs, 1957.
  • Opeatogenys gracilis (Briggs, 1955).
• Genus Parvicrepis
  • Little clingfish, Parvicrepis parvipinnis (Waite, 1906).
• Genus Pherallodichthys
  • Pherallodichthys meshimaensis Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983.
• Genus Pherallodiscus
  • Northern fraildisc clingfish, Pherallodiscus funebris (Gilbert, 1890).
  • Southern fraildisc clingfish, Pherallodiscus varius Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Pherallodus
  • Pherallodus indicus (Weber, 1913).
  • Mini-clingfish, Pherallodus smithi Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Posidonichthys
  • Posidonichthys hutchinsi Briggs, 1993.
• Genus Propherallodus
  • Propherallodus briggsi (Smith, 1957).
• Genus Rimicola
  • Channel Islands clingfish, Rimicola cabrilloi Briggs, 2002.
  • Southern clingfish, Rimicola dimorpha Briggs, 1955.
  • Slender clingfish, Rimicola eigenmanni (Gilbert, 1890).
  • Kelp clingfish, Rimicola muscarum (Meek & Pierson, 1895).
  • Guadalupe clingfish, Rimicola sila Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Sicyases
  • Sicyases brevirostris (Guichenot, 1848).
  • Sicyases hildebrandi Schultz, 1944.
  • Sicyases sanguineus Müller & Troschel, 1843.
• Genus Tomicodon
  • Distant clingfish, Tomicodon absitus Briggs, 1955.
  • Tomicodon abuelorum Szelistowski, 1990.
  • Tomicodon australis Briggs, 1955.
  • Bifid clingfish, Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969.
  • Cortez clingfish, Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs, 1955.
  • Tomicodon briggsi (Smith, 1957).
  • Smallsucker clingfish, Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville, 1846.
  • Tomicodon clarkei Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Tomicodon cryptus Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Rosy clingfish, Tomicodon eos (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).
  • Barred clingfish, Tomicodon fasciatus (Castelnau, 1861).
  • Sonora clingfish, Tomicodon humeralis (Gilbert, 1890).
  • Tomicodon lavettsmithi Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Tomicodon leurodiscus Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Blackstripe clingfish, Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955.
  • Peter's clingfish, Tomicodon petersii (Garman, 1875).
  • Tomicodon prodomus Briggs, 1969.
  • Tomicodon reitzae Briggs, 2001.
  • Tomicodon rhabdotus Smith-Vaniz, 1969.
  • Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860).
  • Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs, 1955.
  • Zebra clingfish, Tomicodon zebra (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).
• Genus Trachelochismus
  • Striped clingfish, Trachelochismus melobesia Phillipps, 1927.
  • New Zealand lumpfish, Trachelochismus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801).

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Gobiesocidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
2. ^ "Gobiesociformes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
3. ^ Gobiesociformes (TSN 164456). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 21 June 2006.