Apletodon incognitus

Apletodon incognitus is a species of clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae. The species is endemic to north-eastern Atlantic Ocean to north-western Mediterranean Sea. The juvenile fish which measure around 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) standard length (SL) are frequently recorded as having an association with sea urchins and in beds of Posidonia oceanica. The adults hide under stones covered with red coralline algae and in the empty shells of mussels near beds of Posidonia and Cymodocea nodosa. Within the beds of Posidonia it is often found in sympatry with Opeatogenys gracilis.[2]

Apletodon incognitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Apletodon
Species:
A. incognitus
Binomial name
Apletodon incognitus
Hofrichter (de) & Patzner, 1997

References

  1. Herler, J.; Williams, J.T. & Kovacic, M. (2014). "Apletodon incognitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198605A45100038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198605A45100038.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Apletodon incognitus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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