Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 9002). Pelvic fins united into moderate-sized double sucking-disc, posterior half with fleshy margin (Ref. 9002). Color variable, pinkish to brownish or greenish, usually with distinct regular dark bands across head and back (Ref. 9002).

Common Names

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Tasmanian clingfish , English , Australia

Tasmanischer Saugfisch , German , Germany

澳洲拟姥鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲擬姥魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiesociformes

Family: Gobiesocidae

Genus: Aspasmogaster

Species: Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Eastern Indian Ocean: west coast to Australia to Victoria and Tasmania.

Biology

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Occurs in shallow coastal and rocky estuaries, often under rocks (Ref. 9002).

Habitat

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demersal