Broad Clingfish

Creocele cardinalis

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A small secretive fish with a broad flattened head with colours ranging from mottled greens to mottled browns, the cordal fin or tail is rounded and the dorsal fin is located towards the back near the tail.

The underside of this fish is pale to white with a double sucking disc the rear or posterior half has a fleshy margin.

Images showing the key charateristics of this fish species

Size

Can grow to around 75mm in head to to tail length

Habitat

Shallow inshore waters such as intertidal rock pools, weedy areas and under jetties

Distribution

Found around the southern coast of Australia including around Tasmania

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)
  1. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

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