Species: Gobiesox punctulatus, Stippled Clingfish
nostril flap divided

Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey, 1876)
Stippled Clingfish
Tadpole shaped, head broad, depressed; head with poorly developed sensory papillae, none on top lip edge or on snout above top lip; front nostril with a flap that divides into 2; 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 4-6 pairs of narrow incisors at front, a row of curved canines along side; 1 dorsal fin, at rear, no spines, 11-12; anal fin 7-8, like dorsal fin and under it; pectoral fin 21 (19-22), a large fleshy pad with free rear edge at base of fin, free rear edge of that pad extends 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 1-2 longitudinal rows of papillae) & rear; anus about half way between sucker and anal fin origin; no scales; lateral line present as pores on head only.
Densely covered with tiny olive dots; larger dark dots scattered on top of head and nape; sometimes pale bars behind pectoral base, under front of dorsal fin, on tail base; fins dark to pale, a dark spot at front of dorsal fin; tail with a dark outer bar.
Reaches 6.4 cm.
Habitat boulders and rock faces in clear water.
Depth range: 0-3 m.
The Bahamas to the S Caribbean.

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- Marine
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
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- Reef Associated
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- Carnivore
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Mobile benthic worms
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- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
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- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- 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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- 6.4
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 3