Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis

Gobiesocidae
Tasmanian Clingfish
  • Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Photo: James Brook
    Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Photo: James Brook
  • Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Photo: Paul Tinkler
    Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Photo: Paul Tinkler
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Light pink body with about 20 dark pink or brown bands across the upper surface and a large skin fold across the top of the snout. A related species with a similar appearance, but lacking the dark bands, the smooth-snout clingfish Aspasmogaster liorhyncha, is very abundant under sea urchins in circular depressions on sandstone reefs in New South Wales.
Information
  • Max Size: 8 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 11.4-21.4°C
  • Depth: 0-10m
  • Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (3% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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