Connemara clingfish (Lepadogaster candolii)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Risso, 1810 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | Lepadogaster candollei |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found off western Scotland and south-west England and Ireland.Global distribution
-Habitat
The Connemara clingfish is a coastal benthic species although little is known about its habitat preferences.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Up to 7.
- 5 cm.
- Depressed head with a large rounded snout.
- Dorsal and anal fins are prolonged but detached.
- Flattened papillae are present on the sucking disc.
Additional information
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Bibliography
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
WoRMS 2007. The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). http://www.marinespecies.org, 2008-10-31
Datasets
Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, 2018. Ulster Museum Marine Surveys of Northern Ireland Coastal Waters. Occurrence dataset https://www.nmni.com/CEDaR/CEDaR-Centre-for-Environmental-Data-and-Recording.aspx accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-25.
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-30
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Last Updated: 12/05/2008