Crinoid clingfish
Discotrema crinophilum
- Usual depth6–30 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–30 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Crinoid clingfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Umishidaubauo, ウミシダウバウオ
Other scientific names: Discotrema crinophila, Discotrema echinocephala, Discotrema echinopila
Similar species
Long-snout ClingfishDiademichthys lineatus
- Broadhead Clingfish
Conidens laticephalus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 139 open-data records from 1930 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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