Photographer:
Ian Shaw
Date:
Thu, 16/02/2017 (all day)
Location:
N W Solitary Island
Depth:
11m
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.