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FISH FACTS |
Description
The Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish is greenish-yellow to orange with scattered spots, ranging from small dark spots to larger red spots. It has iridescent blue streaks or lines along the back and across sides over head and body. Often seen cleaning boxfish, porcupine fish and morwongs.
Size
length to 5.5cm
Habitat
Adults usually found on kelp where they deposit their eggs. Often seen on ascidians or sponges in deep water.. depth range 3 - 40 m
Range
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Gobiesocidae | | Genus: | Cochleoceps | | Species: | orientalis | | Common Name: | Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish |
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