Long-snout Clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Chaloklum Diving, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Diademichthys lineatus, commonly known as the long-snout clingfish or urchin clingfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiesocidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diademichthys lineatus”, 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: 29 records
- February: 28 records
- March: 51 records
- April: 53 records
- May: 50 records
- June: 32 records
- July: 44 records
- August: 38 records
- September: 43 records
- October: 47 records
- November: 52 records
- December: 34 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 37.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Izuzuki, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Long-snout Clingfish, Sea Urchin Clingfish, Striped Clingfish, Urchin Clingfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Clingo rayado de los erizos
- French
- Poisson-crampon d'oursins
- Japanese
- Hashinagaubauo, ハシナガウバウオ
- Thai
- ปลาติด
- Simplified Chinese
- 海膽姥姥魚, 線紋環盤魚, 跳海仔
Other scientific names: Coronichthys ornata, Crepidogaster lineatum, Diademichthys deversor
Similar species
- Common Shore-eel
Alabes dorsalis
Crinoid clingfishDiscotrema crinophilum
- Deepwater Shore Eel
Alabes bathys
- Short Shore Eel
Alabes brevis
- Elongate Shore Eel
Alabes elongata
- Hunchback Shore Eel
Alabes gibbosa
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).
- 422 open-data records from 1940 to 2021.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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