Tasmanian Clingfish

Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis

Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Tasmanian Clingfish
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Size: 8 cm

Distribution: All SA coastal and gulf waters

Habitat: Rocky reef, under rocks

Depth: Subtidal to 10 metres

Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Tasmanian Clingfish
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Tasmanian Clingfish
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Tasmanian Clingfish
Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis - Tasmanian Clingfish

This relatively large clingfish is found under rocks in the subtidal zone. It has a pearlescent pinkish grey body with darker grey dorsal stripes and an even darker horizontal black stripe over its eye, as well as a heavily pointed snout. It is similar to the rarely-encountered Smoothsnout Clingfish (Aspasmogaster liorhynchus), but that species does not have stripes.