Crinoid clingfish

Discotrema crinophilum

Five Centimeters Gobiesocid Fish from Taiwanese Waters

Crinoid clingfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Discotrema
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and the Fiji Islands. Recently reported from Christmas Island (Ref. 30874 ), Taiwan (Ref. 5193 ) and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 2334 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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