Dwarf Shore-eel
Alabes hoesei
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature14–23 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
About this species
The dwarf shore eel is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is a small species which attains a maximum total length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in). This species is transparent and its internal organs are clearly visible through its skin. It occurs at depths of 0 to 5 metres within beds of seagrass and sometimes in nearby reefs. It is endemic to southern Australia where its range extends from near Sydney in New South Wales to Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia, including the northern and eastern coast of Tasmania. This species was described by Victor G. Springer and Thomas H. Fraser in 1976 and the specific name honours the ichthyologist Douglass F. Hoese of the Australian Museum who provided Springer and Fraser with much of the material they used in their description.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 10.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Shore-eel, Dwarf Shore Eel, Hoese's Pygmy Shore Eel, Hoese's Shore Eel
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Anguililla enana de Hoese
Similar species
- Common Shore-eel
Alabes dorsalis
- Deepwater Shore Eel
Alabes bathys
- Short Shore Eel
Alabes brevis
- Elongate Shore Eel
Alabes elongata
- Hunchback Shore Eel
Alabes gibbosa
- Pugnose Shore-eel
Alabes obtusirostris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 49 open-data records from 1972 to 2014.
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