Cornish Sucker
Lepadogaster purpurea
- Group: Other
- Max size: 7.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A clingfish of rocky shores that grips boulders and weed with a sucker on its belly, it shelters among the larger seaweeds in the intertidal zone. Vivid red and only about eight centimetres long, it rides out the surge clamped tight to rock.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae › Lepadogaster
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 126519.
FAQ
- Is the Cornish Sucker dangerous to divers?
- The Cornish Sucker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Cornish Sucker get?
- The Cornish Sucker grows to about 7.5 cm.