Diplecogaster bimaculata Two-spotted clingfish

Diplecogaster bimaculata is commonly referred to as Two-spotted 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.

Profile

lexID:

4920 

AphiaID:

236458 

Scientific:

Diplecogaster bimaculata  

German:

Schildbauch, Zwei-Fleck-Ansauger 

English:

Two-spotted Clingfish 

Category:

Clingfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Diplecogaster (Genus) > bimaculata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bonnaterre, ), 1788 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibralta, Russland, Tunesien, the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

42.8 °F - 75.2 °F (6°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Isopods, Lobster eggs, Oyster eggs, Phytoplankton, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Diplecogaster bimaculata
  Schildbauch, Zwei-Fleck-Ansauger
• Diplecogaster ctenocrypta
• Diplecogaster euxinica
• Diplecogaster megalops
• Diplecogaster pectoralis
• 
  Diplecogaster tonstricula
  Schildfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-12-29 21:15:11 

Last edit:

2012-12-29 21:15:11 

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