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Gobiesocidae

Description

Gobiesocidae

Apletodon incognitus (Hofrichter & Patzner 1997) —Sea urchin clingfish

Two specimens in the collection of the MMF identified as Diplecogaster bimaculata belong to this genus and probably to this species but are too small to be identified with certainty (R. Hofrichter, pers. com). Specimens needed for confirmation.

Apletodon pellegrini Chabanaud, 1925 —Cubby clingfish

* Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788) —Two-spotted clingfish

Recorded from Madeira by Fricke (2007).

* Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810 —Connemarra clingfish

Not recorded from Madeira by Briggs in Whitehead et al. (1986: 1356-1357, L. candollei) even though it is the most common gobiesocid there. Recorded from Madeira by Wirtz (1994: 140-141) as Lepadogaster candollei, with a color photo from Madeira.

* Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) —Shore clingfish

Recorded from Madeira by Briggs in Whitehead et al. (1986: 1358) and Briggs in Quéro et al. (1990: 476) under the name Lepadogaster zebrina Lowe, 1839. Taxonomic decision of Henriques et al. (2002: 334).

* Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788) —Cornish sucker

Recorded from Madeira by Briggs in Whitehead et al. (1986: 1357-1358) under the name Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea. Taxonomic decision of Henriques et al. (2002: 334).

Notes

Published as part of Wirtz, Peter, Fricke, Ronald & Biscoito, Manuel José, 2008, The coastal fishes of Madeira Island — new records and an annotated check-list, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 1715 on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274128

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Gobiesociformes
Family
Gobiesocidae
Taxon rank
family

References

  • Risso, A. (1810) Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du departement des Alpes Maritimes. F. Schoell, Paris. Ichthyol. Nice, i - xxxvi + 1 - 388, Pls. 1 - 11.
  • Wirtz, P. (1994) Unterwasserfuhrer Madeira, Kanaren, Azoren: Fische - Underwater Guide Madeira, Canary Islands, Azores: Fish. Naglschmid Verlag, Stuttgart.
  • Quero, J. C., Hureau, J. C., Karrer, C., Post, A. & Saldanha, L. (1990) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic. 3 volumes. Lisbon.
  • Henriques, M., Lourenco, R., Almada, F., Calado, G., Goncalves, D. & Guillemaud, T. (2002) A revision of the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae): sympatric subspecies or a long misunderstood blend of species?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76, 327 - 338.