Species: Tomicodon briggsi, Broadhead clingfish


A 7, origin under D ray 2-3
Tomicodon briggsi Williams & Tyler, 2003
Broadhead clingfish
Body and head relatively slender (both viewed from above); front nostril without a skin flap; front of both jaws with a single row of flattened incisors, some with 3 points; top jaw with 2 canines, 9-12 incisors, lower jaw 2 canines, 6 incisors; 1 dorsal fin, at rear, no spines, 7; anal fin like dorsal fin and under it, origin under dorsal rays 2-3, 7 rays; pectoral 21 (21-22), only a small fleshy swelling at pectoral base; sucker disc with broad patches of papillae at front (6-7 rows) and rear (7 rows) but no papillae in center; front edge of sucker disc smooth, without fleshy tabs; tail fin 10-11 segmented rays; anus nearer anal fin origin than sucker disc; no scales; lateral line present as pores on head only.
Preserved fish: head and body with 5 faint dark bars composed of reticulating lines (1 across nape, 2 between nape and dorsal fin, 1 under dorsal fin origin, 1 on tail base) on upper body; faint narrow bars radiate from eye (forward, down and to rear); outer ¼ of dorsal fin dark; upper and lower borders and fin rays of tail fin dark
Reaches 2.1 cm.
Collected on bottoms containing sand and coral.
Depth range: 0-12 m.
The E and NW Caribbean.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- All species..
- Continent
- Continental primarily
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- 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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- 2.1
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 12