Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810
Connemarra clingfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) > Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Lepadogastrinae
Etymology: Lepadogaster: Greek, lepas, -ados = limpet + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778–1841) was a Swiss botanist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Risso.
Etymology: Lepadogaster: Greek, lepas, -ados = limpet + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778–1841) was a Swiss botanist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 5 m (Ref. 138341), usually 2 - 3 m (Ref. 138341). Subtropical; 60°N - 27°N, 19°W - 42°E
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Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to the Canary Islands including western Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138341); 6.6 cm TL (female)
Max length : 8.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138341); 6.6 cm TL (female)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs in the lower intertidal zone with the algae Himanthalia and Laminaria (Ref. 4489). In one study, specimens were observed between from 0.7- to 5.3-m depths, mostly (75%) in the depth range from 1.8 to 3.3 m (Ref. 138341).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators
Briggs, J.C., 1986. Gobiesocidae. p. 1351-1359. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4765)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 March 2024
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Growth parameters
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Fish sound
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00501 (0.00196 - 0.01281), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.8 ±0.26 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100). 🛈 |