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Doubleline clingfish (Rhinolepadichthys lineatus)
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Gobiesocidae

Doubleline clingfish

Rhinolepadichthys lineatus

Lives among crinoid arms

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Rhinolepadichthys lineatus, also known as the twoline clingfish, doubleline clingfish or doublestripe feather star clingfish, is a small clingfish (up to 45 mm (1.8 in) in length) which lives among the arms of crinoids. This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution from the Red Sea to Fiji, however, this is scattered rather than continuous and it has been recorded off Israel, Oman, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Yemen.

Maximum length
4.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: widespread in tropical waters.

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