General Description

Body long slender, head slightly flattened, tip of snout pointed; dorsal and anal fin short-based, far back on body, separated from tail fin; pelvic fins united to for a small sucking disc on the underside with a fleshy fringe on the hind margin. Greenish with a band of small black spots along sides and lower part of body, fins green with paler markings, an irregular white stripe along lower sides, a line of brown spots often along midline of back and a brownish line from side of snout, through eye to end of gill cover. To 3.2 cm.

Habitat

Inhabits seagrass beds and adjacent reefs, in depths of 0-10 m.

Reefs

Seagrass meadows

Distribution guide

South-eastern and south-western Australia. In western and central Victoria.

Species Group

Fishes › Clingfishes and shore-eels

Depth

Shore (0-1 m)
Shallow (1-30 m)

Water Column

On or near sea floor

Max Size

3 cm

Commercial Species

No

Global Dispersal

Native to Australia

Species Code

Genus nov C

Identify

• Fishes - Clingfishes and Shore-eels

Conservation Status

• DSE Advisory List : Not listed
• EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
• IUCN Red List : Not listed