Cochleoceps orientalis
Eastern cleaner-clingfish
Cochleoceps orientalis, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Cochleoceps orientalis, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Cochleoceps orientalis, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Photo: Ian Shaw
Cochleoceps orientalis, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Cochleoceps orientalis, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Greenish yellow through orange to red, with scattered dark spots and iridescent blue lines dorsally. Frequents areas of kelp or sponges and ascidians in deeper water. Observed cleaning boxfish, porcupine fish and morwong.
Information
Max Size: 6 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.5-24.6°C
Depth: N/A
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (18.8% 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: Ian Shaw