Two-spotted clingfish (Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata) fish species and information / pictures of Two-spotted clingfish - Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata

Two-spotted clingfish (Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata

Common Name
Two-spotted clingfish

Biology
Trawled over soft mud bottom. Feeds mainly on benthic organisms (Ref. 12577). Inhabits shallow water on rocky bottoms and bivalve banks. Spawns in June - July, egg measures 1.5 mm. Larvae are pelagic

Classification

Classified By

Bonnaterre, 1788

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Clingfishes (Gobiesociformes)

Family

Clingfishes and singleslits (Gobiesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Norway and the Faroes to Gibraltar including western Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea.

Range

64°N - 35°N, 11°W - 31°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

18 m

Depth To - meters

36 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 36 m (Ref. 12577)

Trophic Level

3.31997539710846 s.e. 0.52 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

6.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated