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Oneline Clingfish

Discotrema monogrammum

Also known as: Crinoid Clingfish, One-stripe Clingfish, Sea Lily Clingfish, Onestripe Clingfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@perigor2000 · PNG, Indonesia · December 20111 / 2
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, hiding in the arms of crinoids, blending in to match their host crinoid, over coastal and inner protected reefs.

Clingfish are bottom dwelling fish often associated with sea urchins. Often tiny fishes of less than 6cm.
Their skin is smooth and scale-less and covered in a layer of mucus for protection, and some can change colour if threatened.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, hiding in the arms of crinoids, blending in to match their host crinoid, over coastal and inner protected reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiesociformes
    5. familyGobiesocidae
    6. genusDiscotrema
    7. speciesDiscotrema monogrammum Craig & Randall, 2008

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    More in the family

    Gobiesociformes