Aspasmogaster costata

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Aspasmogaster costata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Aspasmogaster
Species:
A. costata
Binomial name
Aspasmogaster costata
(Ogilby, 1885)
Synonyms

Diplocrepis costatusOgilby, 1885

Aspasmogaster costata, the eastern clingfish [1] or pink clingfish [2] is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. [1] It is endemic to eastern Australia where it occurs from Byron Bay to the Nadgee Nature Reserve in southern New South Wales and also on Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. This is a secretive species which frequently hides under rocks, shelters in crevices or behind sea urchins at depths down to 20 metres (66 ft). [2] The species was described in 1885 by James Douglas Ogilby with a type locality of Shark Reef near Port Jackson in New South Wales. [3]

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Gobiesocidae family of fishes

Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, belonging to the order Gobiesociformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coast, but a few species in deeper seas or fresh water. Most species shelter in shallow reefs or seagrass beds, clinging to rocks, algae and seagrass leaves with their sucking disc, a structure on their chest.

Nadgee Nature Reserve Protected area in New South Wales, Australia

The Nadgee Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the far south coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 20,671-hectare (51,080-acre) reserve is situated to the immediate south of Ben Boyd National Park. Its southern border is bounded by the Black-Allan Line that marks the straight–line border between New South Wales and Victoria, where it abuts Croajingolong National Park.

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References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aspasmogaster costata" in FishBase . April 2019 version.
  2. 1 2 Bray, D.J. (2018). "Aspasmogaster costata". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Diplocrepis costatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2019.