Stippled Clingfish

Stippled Clingfish
Name: Stippled Clingfish
Scientific Name: Gobiesox punctulatus
Family: Clingfishes
Taxonomic: Gobiesocidae
ID Group: Bottom Dwellers
Size: 1 - 2 in.
Depth Range: Shorelines, Tidal pools (0 – 2 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Clingfish has a body that varies in color from white to tan or gray. Tiny dark specks cover its head and body, which may form dark bands.

The Stippled Clingfish can be found in shallow water between the rocky rubble.