Gobiesox cephalus

Gobiesox cephalus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Gobiesocidae
Genus:	Gobiesox
Species:	G. cephalus
Binomial name
Gobiesox cephalus Lacépède, 1800

Gobiesox cephalus, the riverine clingfish or smooth clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. ^[2] It is found in the coastal river drainages of the Caribbean from Cuba ^[3] south to Colombia and Venezuela. ^[2] It occurs in freshwater, and sometimes in brackish water, preferring a fast current. ^{[2] [3]} It is a solitary species which feeds on fishscales, insects and small fish. ^[2] It is the type species if the genus Gobiesox and was described by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1800 with Amérique méridionale (Central America) given as the type locality. ^[4]

References

1. Ardon, D.; McMahan, C. (2020). "Gobiesox cephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T168962425A170647178. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T168962425A170647178.en . Retrieved 10 January 2026.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobiesox cephalus". FishBase . April 2019 version.
3. "Species: Gobiesox cephalus, Riverine clingfish, Smooth clingfish". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
4. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gobiesox cephalus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 10 June 2019.