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Cochleoceps viridis Green clingfish

Cochleoceps viridis is commonly referred to as Green clingfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
13205 
AphiaID:
280235 
Scientific:
Cochleoceps viridis 
German:
Schildbauch, Schildfisch  
English:
Green Clingfish 
Category:
Dobbeltsugerfisk 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Cochleoceps (Genus) > viridis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Hutchins, 1991 
Occurrence:
Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, South Australia, Western Australia 
Sea depth:
0 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 75.2 °F (16°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Parasites, Symbiotic community, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-08-16 21:08:00 

Info

Cochleoceps viridis lives endemic to southern Australia from Port Gawler, South Australia, to Fremantle, Western Australia.
The Green clingfish Inhabits shallow, protected seagrass beds.
Cochleoceps viridis is a small slender green clingfish covered in many closely packed very small brown to yellowish brown spots forming longitudinal lines, and short cross bars on the head and body.


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