Clingfishes are fish

Fish

Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

es of the family Gobiesocidae. Most species are marine, being found in shallow waters of the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean

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, Pacific

Pacific Ocean

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 and Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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s. They are bottom-dwelling fishes; some species shelter in sea urchin

Sea urchin

Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull...

s or crinoid

Crinoid

Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea of the echinoderms . Crinoidea comes from the Greek word krinon, "a lily", and eidos, "form". They live both in shallow water and in depths as great as 6,000 meters. Sea lilies refer to the crinoids which, in their adult form, are...

s.

Description

Clingfishes are typically small fish, with most species less than 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. They have tapering bodies with a single dorsal fin

Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unrelated marine and freshwater vertebrates, including most fishes, marine mammals , and the ichthyosaurs...

, and flattened heads. In most species the pelvic fins are modified into a sucking disc. The lateral line

Lateral line

The lateral line is a sense organ in aquatic organisms , used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water. Lateral lines are usually visible as faint lines running lengthwise down each side, from the vicinity of the gill covers to the base of the tail...

 is well developed, but may not extend to the posterior parts of the body.

The skin of clingfishes is smooth and scale-less, with a thick layer of protective mucus. They have a cryptic colouration, and in some cases can rapidly change colour to match their background.

Classification

The classification of the clingfishes varies. FishBase

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 places Gobiescoidae as the only family in the order Gobiesociformes, under the superorder Paracanthopterygii

Paracanthopterygii

Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of fishes. Members of this superorder are called paracanthopterygians.It includes five orders:* Percopsiformes * Batrachoidiformes * Lophiiformes...

;
whereas more official classifications within the United States, for example ITIS

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, place them in the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Perciformes

Perciformes

The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...

, under superorder Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are also known as the ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is also often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.Orders:* Order...

. ITIS

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 lists Gobiesociformes as invalid and has been verified by the standards set forth by ITIS

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.

Genera and species in the family Gobiesocidae

FishBase

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 lists about 153 species in 45 genera:

• Genus Acyrtops
  • Flarenostril clingfish, Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955.
  • Emerald clingfish, Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1926).
• Genus Acyrtus
  • Papillate clingfish, Acyrtus artius Briggs, 1955.
  • Acyrtus pauciradiatus Sampaio, de Anchieta, Nunes & Mendes, 2004.
  • Red clingfish, Acyrtus rubiginosus (Poey
    Felipe Poey
    -Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
    
    , 1868).
• Genus Alabes
  • Alabes bathys Hutchins, 2006.
  • Alabes brevis Springer & Fraser, 1976.
  • Common shore-eel, Alabes dorsalis (Richardson
    John Richardson (naturalist)
    Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
    
    , 1845).
  • Alabes elongata Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Dwarf shore-eel, Alabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976.
  • Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Pygmy shore-eel, Alabes parvulus (McCulloch
    Alan Riverstone McCulloch
    Alan Riverstone McCulloch was a prominent Australian ichthyologist.McCulloch was born in Sydney, and began his scientific career at the age of 13 as an unpaid assistant to Edgar Ravenswood Waite in the Australian Museum there; Waite encouraged McCulloch to study zoology...
    
    , 1909).
  • Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004.
  • Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006.
• Genus Apletodon
  • Apletodon bacescui (Murgoci, 1940).
  • Barbel Clingfish, Apletodon barbatus Fricke, Wirtz & Brito, 2010
  • Small-headed clingfish, Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887).
  • Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997.
  • Chubby clingfish, Apletodon pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925).
  • Sao Tomé clingfish, Apletodon wirtzi Fricke, 2007.
• Genus Arcos
  • Elegant clingfish, Arcos decoris Briggs, 1969.
  • Rockwall clingfish, Arcos erythrops (Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
    
     & Gilbert, 1882).
  • Padded clingfish, Arcos macrophthalmus (Günther, 1861).
  • Galapagos clingfish, Arcos poecilophthalmos (Jenyns
    Leonard Blomefield
    Leonard Jenyns, later known as Leonard Blomefield was a clergyman-naturalist.He was the youngest son of George Leonard Jenyns and his wife Mary the daughter of Dr. William Heberden . The Jenyns lived on Bottisham Hall property which his father had inherited on the death of his cousin Soame Jenyns...
    
    , 1842).
  • Rock clingfish, Arcos rhodospilus (Günther, 1864).
• Genus Aspasma
  • Aspasma minima (Döderlein, 1887).
• Genus Aspasmichthys
  • Aspasmichthys ciconiae (Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
    
     & Fowler, 1902).
• Genus Aspasmodes
  • Aspasmodes briggsi Smith, 1957.
• Genus Aspasmogaster
  • Eastern clingfish, Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby
    William Ogilby
    William Ogilby was an Irish barrister and naturalist.Ogilby was honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1839 to 1846....
    
    , 1885).
  • Smooth-snout clingfish, Aspasmogaster liorhyncha Briggs, 1955.
  • Aspasmogaster occidentalis Hutchins, 1984.
  • Tasmanian clingfish
    Tasmanian clingfish
    The Tasmanian clingfish, Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found around the western and southern coasts of Australia including Tasmania. Its length is up to 8 cm....
    
    , Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861).
• Genus Chorisochismus
  • Rocksucker, Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas
    Peter Simon Pallas
    Peter Simon Pallas was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.- Life and work :Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of Professor of Surgery Simon Pallas. He studied with private tutors and took an interest in natural history, later attending the University of Halle and the University...
    
    , 1769).
• Genus Cochleoceps
  • Cochleoceps bassensis Hutchins, 1983.
  • Western cleaner-clingfish, Cochleoceps bicolor Hutchins, 1991.
  • Eastern cleaner-clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991.
  • Cochleoceps spatula (Günther, 1861).
  • Green clingfish, Cochleoceps viridis Hutchins, 1991.
• Genus Conidens
  • Conidens laticephalus (Tanaka, 1909).
  • Conidens samoensis (Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
    
    , 1906).
• Genus Creocele
  • Broad clingfish, Creocele cardinalis (Ramsay, 1883).
• Genus Dellichthys
  • New Zealand urchin clingfish
    New Zealand urchin clingfish
    The New Zealand urchin clingfish, Dellichthys morelandi, is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found around New Zealand wherever sea urchins are present...
    
    , Dellichthys morelandi Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Derilissus
  • Derilissus altifrons Smith-Vaniz, 1971.
  • Whiskereye clingfish, Derilissus kremnobates Fraser, 1970.
  • Derilissus nanus Briggs, 1969.
  • Derilissus vittiger Fraser, 1970.
• Genus Diademichthys
  • Australian urchin clingfish
    Diademichthys lineatus
    Diademichthys lineatus is a clingfish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 5 cm in length.It looks weird to some people, but not all....
    
    , Diademichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883).
• Genus Diplecogaster
  • Diplecogaster bimaculata
    • Two-spotted clingfish, Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata (Bonnaterre
      Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
      Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre was a French naturalist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique...
      
      , 1788).
    • Diplecogaster bimaculata euxinica Murgoci, 1964.
    • Diplecogaster bimaculata pectoralis Briggs, 1955.
  • Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Briggs, 1955.
  • Bigeye clingfish, Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Diplocrepis
  • Orange clingfish
    Orange clingfish
    The orange clingfish, Diplocrepis puniceus, is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m, on rocky coastlines...
    
    , Diplocrepis puniceus (Richardson
    John Richardson (naturalist)
    Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
    
    , 1846).
• Genus Discotrema
  • Crinoid clingfish, Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976.
  • Discotrema monogrammum Craig & Randall, 2008.
  • Discotrema zonatum Craig & Randall, 2008.
• Genus Eckloniaichthys
  • Weedsucker, Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Smith, 1943.
• Genus Gastrocyathus
  • New Zealand slender clingfish
    New Zealand slender clingfish
    The New Zealand slender clingfish, Gastrocyathus gracilis, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, the only species in the genus Gastrocyathus....
    
    , Gastrocyathus gracilis Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Gastrocymba
  • Gastrocymba quadriradiata
    Gastrocymba quadriradiata
    Gastrocymba quadriradiata is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only around New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands....
    
    (Rendahl, 1926).
• Genus Gastroscyphus
  • Hector's clingfish
    Hector's clingfish
    Hector's clingfish, Gastroscyphus hectoris, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, the only species in the genus Gastrocyathus. It is found all down the east coast of New Zealand around the low water mark amongst seaweed, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 6.4 cm. It is named after...
    
    , Gastroscyphus hectoris (Günther, 1876).
• Genus Gobiesox

• • Panamic clingfish, Gobiesox adustus Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
    
     & Gilbert, 1882.
  • Clarion clingfish, Gobiesox aethus (Briggs, 1951).
  • Lappetlip clingfish, Gobiesox barbatulus Starks, 1913.
  • Socorro clingfish, Gobiesox canidens (Briggs, 1951).
  • Gobiesox crassicorpus (Briggs, 1951).
  • Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs, 1951.
  • Lined clingfish, Gobiesox eugrammus Briggs, 1955.
  • Mountain clingfish, Gobiesox fluviatilis Briggs & Miller, 1960.
  • Gobiesox fulvus Meek, 1907.
  • Peninsular clingfish, Gobiesox juniperoserrai Espinosa Pérez & Castro-Aguirre, 1996.
  • Gobiesox juradoensis Fowler, 1944.
  • Bahama skilletfish, Gobiesox lucayanus Briggs, 1963.
  • Northern clingfish
    Gobiesox maeandricus
    The Northern Clingfish is a species of saltwaterfish. It is a member of the Gobiesocidae family of order Gobiesociformes. It is native...
    
    , Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard
    Charles Frédéric Girard
    Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
    
    , 1858).
  • Lonely clingfish, Gobiesox marijeanae Briggs, 1960.
  • Gobiesox marmoratus Jenyns, 1842.
  • Mexican clingfish, Gobiesox mexicanus Briggs & Miller, 1960.
  • Gobiesox milleri Briggs, 1955.
  • Gobiesox multitentaculus (Briggs, 1951).
  • Blackfinned clingfish, Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters
    Wilhelm Peters
    Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
    
    , 1860).
  • Clingfish, Gobiesox nudus (Linnaeus
    Carolus Linnaeus
    Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
    
    , 1758).
  • Bearded clingfish, Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert, 1890.
  • Gobiesox pinniger Gilbert, 1890.
  • Gobiesox potamius Briggs, 1955.
  • Stippled clingfish, Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey
    Felipe Poey
    -Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
    
    , 1876).
  • California clingfish, Gobiesox rhessodon Smith, 1881.
  • Smoothlip clingfish, Gobiesox schultzi Briggs, 1951.
  • Gobiesox stenocephalus Briggs, 1955.
  • Skilletfish, Gobiesox strumosus Cope
    Edward Drinker Cope
    Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
    
    , 1870.
  • Woods' clingfish, Gobiesox woodsi (Schultz, 1944).
• Genus Gouania
  • Blunt-snouted clingfish, Gouania willdenowi (Risso
    Antoine Risso
    Giuseppe Antonio Risso , called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard naturalist.Risso was born in Nice, County of Nice, a part of the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published , and . Risso's dolphin was named after him...
    
    , 1810).
• Genus Gymnoscyphus
  • Gymnoscyphus ascitus Böhlke & Robins, 1970.
• Genus Haplocylix
  • Giant clingfish
    Giant clingfish
    The giant clingfish, Haplocylix littoreus, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, the only species in the genus Haplocylix. It is found all down the east coast of New Zealand around the low water mark amongst seaweed, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 15 cm....
    
    , Haplocylix littoreus (Forster
    Johann Reinhold Forster
    Johann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
    
    , 1801).
• Genus Kopua
  • Kuiter's deepsea clingfish
    Kuiter's deepsea clingfish
    The Kuiter's deepsea clingfish, Kopua kuiteri, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only off New South Wales, Australia, at depths of between 90 and 110 m.-References:*...
    
    , Kopua kuiteri Hutchins, 1991.
  • Kopua nuimata
    Kopua nuimata
    Kopua nuimata is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only around New Zealand....
    
    Hardy, 1984.
• Genus Lecanogaster
  • Lecanogaster chrysea Briggs, 1957.
• Genus Lepadichthys
  • Bolin's clingfish, Lepadichthys bolini Briggs, 1962.
  • Pale clingfish, Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969.
  • Eyestripe clingfish, Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921.
  • Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963.
  • Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963.
  • Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904.
  • Doubleline clingfish, Lepadichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883).
  • Minor clingfish, Lepadichthys minor Briggs, 1955.
  • Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943.
  • Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001.
• Genus Lepadogaster
  • Connemarra clingfish, Lepadogaster candolii Risso
    Antoine Risso
    Giuseppe Antonio Risso , called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard naturalist.Risso was born in Nice, County of Nice, a part of the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published , and . Risso's dolphin was named after him...
    
    , 1810.
  • Shore clingfish
    Shore clingfish
    The shore clingfish, Lepadogaster lepadogaster, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Ireland and western Britain, where it is more commonly known as the Cornish lumpsucker, and the Mediterranean, between latitudes 46° N and 30° N. Its length is up to 65 mm....
    
    , Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre
    Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
    Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre was a French naturalist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique...
    
    , 1788).
  • Cornish sucker, Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre
    Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
    Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre was a French naturalist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique...
    
    , 1788).
  • Lepadogaster zebrina Lowe, 1839.
• Genus Liobranchia
  • Minute clingfish, Liobranchia stria Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Lissonanchus
  • Streaky clingfish, Lissonanchus lusheri Smith, 1966.
• Genus Modicus
  • Modicus minimus
    Modicus minimus
    Modicus minimus is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae....
    
    (Döderlein, 1887).
  • Modicus tangaroa
    Modicus tangaroa
    Modicus tangaroa is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only around New Zealand....
    
    Hardy, 1983.
• Genus Opeatogenys
  • Opeatogenys cadenati Briggs, 1957.
  • Opeatogenys gracilis (Briggs, 1955).
• Genus Parvicrepis
  • Little clingfish, Parvicrepis parvipinnis (Waite, 1906).
• Genus Pherallodichthys
  • Pherallodichthys meshimaensis Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983.
• Genus Pherallodiscus
  • Northern fraildisc clingfish, Pherallodiscus funebris (Gilbert, 1890).
  • Southern fraildisc clingfish, Pherallodiscus varius Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Pherallodus
  • Pherallodus indicus (Weber, 1913).
  • Mini-clingfish, Pherallodus smithi Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Posidonichthys
  • Posidonichthys hutchinsi Briggs, 1993.
• Genus Propherallodus
  • Propherallodus briggsi (Smith, 1957).
• Genus Rimicola
  • Channel Islands clingfish, Rimicola cabrilloi Briggs, 2002.
  • Southern clingfish, Rimicola dimorpha Briggs, 1955.
  • Slender clingfish, Rimicola eigenmanni (Gilbert, 1890).
  • Kelp clingfish, Rimicola muscarum (Meek & Pierson, 1895).
  • Guadalupe clingfish, Rimicola sila Briggs, 1955.
• Genus Sicyases

• • Sicyases brevirostris (Guichenot, 1848).
  • Sicyases hildebrandi Schultz, 1944.
  • Sicyases sanguineus Müller
    Johannes Peter Müller
    Johannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...
    
     & Troschel, 1843.
• Genus Tomicodon
  • Distant clingfish, Tomicodon absitus Briggs, 1955.
  • Tomicodon abuelorum Szelistowski, 1990.
  • Tomicodon australis Briggs, 1955.
  • Bifid clingfish, Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969.
  • Cortez clingfish, Tomicodon boehlkei Briggs, 1955.
  • Tomicodon briggsi (Smith, 1957).
  • Smallsucker clingfish, Tomicodon chilensis Brisout de Barneville, 1846.
  • Tomicodon clarkei Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Tomicodon cryptus Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Rosy clingfish, Tomicodon eos (Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
    
     & Gilbert, 1882).
  • Barred clingfish, Tomicodon fasciatus (Castelnau, 1861).
  • Sonora clingfish, Tomicodon humeralis (Gilbert, 1890).
  • Tomicodon lavettsmithi Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Tomicodon leurodiscus Williams & Tyler, 2003.
  • Blackstripe clingfish, Tomicodon myersi Briggs, 1955.
  • Peter's clingfish, Tomicodon petersii (Garman, 1875).
  • Tomicodon prodomus Briggs, 1969.
  • Tomicodon reitzae Briggs, 2001.
  • Tomicodon rhabdotus Smith-Vaniz, 1969.
  • Tomicodon rupestris (Poey
    Felipe Poey
    -Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
    
    , 1860).
  • Tomicodon vermiculatus Briggs, 1955.
  • Zebra clingfish, Tomicodon zebra (Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
    
     & Gilbert, 1882).
• Genus Trachelochismus
  • Striped clingfish
    Striped clingfish
    The striped clingfish, Trachelochismus melobesia, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m, on rocky coastlines. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.-References:...
    
    , Trachelochismus melobesia Phillipps, 1927.
  • New Zealand lumpfish
    New Zealand lumpfish
    The New Zealand lumpfish, Trachelochismus pinnulatus, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found all around New Zealand including the Three Kings Islands, from low water to about 12 m, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 10 cm....
    
    , Trachelochismus pinnulatus (Forster
    Johann Reinhold Forster
    Johann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
    
    , 1801).