Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish
Cochleoceps orientalis
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 3–40 m
- Max size: 5.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
No bigger than your finger, this clingfish grips kelp blades and sponges with a sucker formed from its pelvic fins and turns up cleaning parasites off boxfishes, porcupinefishes and morwongs. The male glues the eggs to the kelp and guards them, usually with the female close by.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae › Cochleoceps
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280233.
FAQ
- How deep does the Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish live?
- The Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish (Cochleoceps orientalis) is typically found at 3–40 m.
- Is the Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish dangerous to divers?
- The Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish get?
- The Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish grows to about 5.5 cm.