A small secretive fish with a broad flattened head with colours ranging from mottled greens to mottled browns, the cordal fin or tail is rounded and the dorsal fin is located towards the back near the tail.

The underside of this fish is pale to white with a double sucking disc the rear or posterior half has a fleshy margin.

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Habitat Shallow inshore waters such as intertidal rock pools, weedy areas and under jetties
Size Can grow to around 75mm in head to to tail length
Origin Endemic
Distribution Found around the southern coast of Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Found around the southern coast of Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Shallow inshore waters such as intertidal rock pools, weedy areas and under jetties
Size
Can grow to around 75mm in head to to tail length
Common Name Broad Clingfish
Aliases Cardinal Clingfish,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderGobiesocoidei
FamilyGobiesocidae
GenusCreocele
SpeciesCreocele cardinalis
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Synonyms

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