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Shore clingfish

Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788)

AnimalsVertebratesAgnatha and bony fish lying on the bottom

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

  • Cornish suckerBritish English
  • AnsaugerGerman (Germany)
  • BandschildGerman (Germany)
  • Blaufleck-Schildfisch German (Germany)
  • Aixafa-roquesEuropean Spanish
  • ChafarrocasEuropean Spanish
  • Pega roquesEuropean Spanish
  • XucladitsEuropean Spanish
  • Porte-écuelle de GouanFrench (France)
  • Bouclier porte-écuelleFrench (France)
  • Porte-écuelleFrench (France)
  • Poisson-ventouseFrench (France)
  • Lépadogaster de GouanFrench (France)
  • LépadogasterFrench (France)
  • Barbier porte-écuelleFrench (France)
  • AzzeccapreteItalian (Italy)
  • SucciascoglioItalian (Italy)
  • Gevlekte zuignapvisDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Lepadogaster lepadogasterGBIF — Lepadogaster lepadogaster

Sources

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 17/12/2020 : Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/557

Modification history

  • Created by Laurent Colombet on 17/12/2020

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