Cornish sucker

Lepadogaster purpurea

Two bright blue nape eyespots

Cornish sucker is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Lepadogaster
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: from Scotland to Senegal, the Canary islands and Madeira islands and the Mediterranean, at least as far east as Genoa (Italy).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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