Deepwater Clingfish
Kopua kuiteri
- Usual depth249–408 m
- Water temperature16–22 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Kuiter's deepsea clingfish is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only off southern Australia, at depths of between 90 and 110 metres.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Kuiter's deepsea clingfish”, 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: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 249–408 m · Deepest record: 408 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–22 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Deepwater Clingfish, Kuiter's Deepsea Clingfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Chupapiedra Profunda de Kuiter
Similar species
Common Shore-eelAlabes dorsalis
Long-snout ClingfishDiademichthys lineatus
Pygmy Shore EelAlabes parvula
Broad ClingfishAspasmogaster costata
Western Cleaner ClingfishCochleoceps bicolor
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).
- 11 open-data records from 1978 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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