Orange-spotted Clingfish

Orangespotted Clingfish

Orangespotted Clingfish
Name: Orange-spotted Clingfish
Scientific Name: Acyrtus lanthanum
Family: Clingfishes
Taxonomic: Gobiesocidae
ID Group: Bottom Dwellers
Size: up to 1.25 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Not usually seen

This small Clingfish has a brown, red, or pale yellow body with orange and blue spots and some dark blotches. The rear part of its body has three dark vertical bars.