Species: Gobiesox nigripinnis, Dark-finned Clingfish
nostril flap: 2 multipoint tips

fins dark + white edges
Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters, 1859)
Dark-finned Clingfish
Tadpole shaped, head broad, depressed, with poorly developed sensory papillae, none on top lip edge or on snout above top lip; front nostril with a 2 lobed flap, each tip with several points; top lip broad, much wider at front than at sides; top jaw with a deep patch of conical teeth at front, with canines or conical teeth on sides; lower jaw with 2 rows (outer row larger) of 1-3-round pointed incisors at front, a row of curved canines along side; 1 dorsal fin, at rear, no spines, 13-14; anal fin 7-8, like dorsal fin and under it; pectoral fin 23-25, a large fleshy pad with free rear edge at base of fin, free rear edge of that pad extends above to level of upper gill membrane attachment; sucker large, with papillae at front (a broad band, 6 rows deep), center (2 widely spaced patches, each with 1-3 longitudinal rows of papillae) & 4 rows at rear; anus much nearer sucker than anal fin origin; no scales; lateral line present as pores on head only.
Base color light grey-brown; upper head and body covered with large, close-set dark spots, those become longitudinally oriented black streaks along body; a dark brown spo6t at front of dorsal fin base; vertical fins dark, with white outer edges.
Reaches 6.2 cm.
Lives on reefs.
Depth range 0-20 m?
NE to SW Caribbean.

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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
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- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
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- Benthic
- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Insular primarily
- Island (s)
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- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 6.2
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 20