Clingfish
Aspasmichthys ciconiae
- Usual depth1–105 m
- Water temperature19–24 °C
- Best monthsMay and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Aspasmichthys ciconiae is a species of clingfish found along Pacific coasts from Japan through Taiwan. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. The species was described by David Starr Jordan and Henry Weed Fowler in 1902 from types collected from tide pools near Wakayama in Japan.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–105 m · Deepest record: 105 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–24 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Clingfish, Mustard Clingfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tsurubauo, ツルウバウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 姥姥魚, 臺灣鶴姥魚, 跳海仔
Other scientific names: Aspasma ciconiae, Aspasmichthys ciconae
Similar species
Long-snout ClingfishDiademichthys lineatus
- Common Shore-eel
Alabes dorsalis
Crinoid clingfishDiscotrema crinophilum
- Deepwater Shore Eel
Alabes bathys
- Short Shore Eel
Alabes brevis
- Elongate Shore Eel
Alabes elongata
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).
- 71 open-data records from 1900 to 2020.
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