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Bony fish

Red Clingfish

Acyrtus rubiginosus

Also known as: Ruby Clingfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@Mike · Little Cayman Beach Resort, Cayman Islands · November 20171 / 2
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Overview

Found in and around holes of ledges, rocky outcrops, attached to sea fans, sea rods, and also close or under the Echinometra Sea Urchins for protection, over clear shallow waters, of coral and rocky 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

Pattern
mottled

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found in and around holes of ledges, rocky outcrops, attached to sea fans, sea rods, and also close or under the Echinometra Sea Urchins for protection, over clear shallow waters, of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiesociformes
    5. familyGobiesocidae
    6. genusAcyrtus
    7. speciesAcyrtus rubiginosus (Poey, 1868)

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    More in the family

    Gobiesociformes