Piglet Sucker
Gouania pigra
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4.3 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
No bigger than a fingernail joint, this tiny clingfish hangs onto pebbles on intertidal beaches using a sucker formed from its pelvic fins. At low tide it can end up stranded above the waterline, and it sometimes shelters among larger boulders.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae › Gouania
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1592408.
FAQ
- Is the Piglet Sucker dangerous to divers?
- The Piglet Sucker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Piglet Sucker get?
- The Piglet Sucker grows to about 4.3 cm.