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kelp clingfish (Rimicola muscarum)
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Ecological Illustration of kelp clingfish (Rimicola muscarum)
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Gobiesocidae

kelp clingfish

Rimicola muscarum

Females bear pupil sized red spots

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

kelp clingfish is a marine fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 7 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Clingfishes
Family
Gobiesocidae
Genus
Rimicola
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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