Western Cleaner Clingfish
Cochleoceps bicolor
- Usual depth6–22 m
- Water temperature17–21 °C
- Best monthsMarch and December
- How commonRare
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About this species
Cochleoceps bicolor, the western cleaner clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae which is endemic to southern Australia. The distribution of this species extends from Lancelin, Western Australia to Port Phillip in Victoria. C. bicolor was described in 1991 by Barry Hutchins from a type locality of Flinders Island.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 29 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 40 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 49 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–22 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–21 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Western Cleaner Clingfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Cgupapiedras Bonita Oriental
Similar species
Eastern Cleaner-clingfishCochleoceps orientalis
- Broadhead Clingfish
Cochleoceps bassensis
- Spade-nose Clingfish
Cochleoceps spatula
- Green Clingfish
Cochleoceps viridis
Common Shore-eelAlabes dorsalis
Long-snout ClingfishDiademichthys lineatus
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).
- 62 open-data records from 1977 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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