Agile Klipfish
Cologrammus flavescens
- Usual depth1–4 m
- Water temperature15–20 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The short-tassel weedfish is a species of clinid native to the Pacific Ocean waters around the Bass Strait and New Zealand. This species are known to feed on fishes and benthic crustaceans. It is the only species in its genus. Klunzinger's name, Clinus marmoratus, is a homonym and was preoccupied by Castelnau's Clinus marmoratus, rendering it invalid for this fish and this name is now considered to be a junior synonym of Cologrammus flavescens.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Short-tassel weedfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–4 m · Deepest record: 8.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Agile Klipfish, Short-tassel Weedfish, Shorttassel Weedfish
Other scientific names: Collogrammus flavescens, Heteroclinus flavescens, Sticharium flavescens
Similar species
crested weedfishCristiceps australis
Common WeedfishHeteroclinus perspicillatus
crested weedfishCristiceps aurantiacus
Orange ClinidEricentrus rubrus
Common WeedfishHeteroclinus heptaeolus
Johnston's WeedfishHeteroclinus johnstoni
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).
- 37 open-data records from 1961 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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