SOLITARY ISLANDS
UNDERWATER
RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

Species Index

Aspasmogaster costata
(Ogilby, 1885)

Common Name: Pink Clingfish

Distribution: Common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Known from the south west Pacific, in Australia from northern New South Wales to Westernport Bay Victoria.

Ecological Notes: Frequents rocky reef area, secretive, found under rocks or associated with sea urchins.

Additional Notes: Pinkish colour with irregular banding, ventral fins united to form sucking disc which it uses to hold to the substrate. Grows to 50 mm.

References: FishBase. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. World Wide Web electronic publication.http://www.fishbase.org/summary/aspasmogaster-costata. Accessed 27/04/18.