Tomicodon myersi Blackstripe Clingfish

Tomicodon myersi is commonly referred to as Blackstripe 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.

Dr. D. Ross Robertson, Panama

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AphiaID:: 282997

Scientific:: Tomicodon myersi
German:: Schwarzstreifen-Schildbauch, Schildfisch
English:: Blackstripe Clingfish

Category:: Dobbeltsugerfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Tomicodon (Genus) > myersi (Species)
Initial determination:: Briggs, 1955

Occurrence:: Columbia, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific)
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,0cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Invertebrates, Schrimps, Snails, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tomicodon absitus
Tomicodon abuelorum
Tomicodon australis
Tomicodon bidens
Tomicodon boehlkei
Tomicodon briggsi
Tomicodon chilensis
Tomicodon clarkei
Tomicodon cryptus
Tomicodon eos
Tomicodon fasciatus
Tomicodon humeralis
Tomicodon lavettsmithi
Tomicodon leurodiscus
Tomicodon myersi
Schwarzstreifen-Schildbauch, Schildfisch
Tomicodon petersii
Tomicodon prodomus
Tomicodon reitzae
Tomicodon rhabdotus
Tomicodon rupestris
Brandungs-Ansauger
Tomicodon vermiculatus
Tomicodon zebra

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-08-22 13:37:02
Last edit:: 2025-03-16 19:38:14

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Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955

This species is endemic to the Eastern Central Pacific and is found from the central Gulf of California, Mexico to Isla Gorgona, Colombia.

The Blackstripe clingfish lives reef-associated and inhabits intertidal rock pools and subtidal boulders down to 7 meters.

Diet: mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves

External links

FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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