Urchin Clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
Also known as: Australian Urchin Clingfish, Longsnout Clingfish, Striped Clingfish, Yellowstripe Clingfish, Yellow-striped Clingfish
- Australian Urchin Clingfish
- Longsnout Clingfish
- Striped Clingfish
- Yellowstripe Clingfish
- Yellow-striped Clingfish
Overview
Found singly, swimming freely in branching corals, or in the spines of long-spined sea urchins, over 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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- stripes
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Exact location · 4
- Country only · 10
Found singly, swimming freely in branching corals, or in the spines of long-spined sea urchins, over protected reefs.
Adult photos 14
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