Irregular-lined Clingfish

Discotrema zonatum

Ventral disc clings to coral reef

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Irregular-lined Clingfish is a marine fish that inhabits reef habitat. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Ventral disc clings to coral reef.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Discotrema
Maximum length: 2.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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