Species: Gobiesox pinniger, Feathered clingfish, Tadpole clingfish

Gobiesox pinniger Gilbert, 1890

Tadpole clingfish, Feathered clingfish

Tadpole shaped, head broad, depressed; papillae on head well developed, lobe-like, along margin of top lip, none on tip of snout above top lip; top lip broad, much wider at front than at sides; rear nostril over front edge of eye, front nostril with a large 2-lobed flap; top jaws each with an irregular outer row of pointed teeth, & a patch of irregular teeth behind them, canines along side; teeth on lower jaw in 2 rows, outer row larger, 4 pairs of round-tipped incisors at front in adult (3-tipped in juvenile), followed by row of large canines; anus ~ midway between anal fin origin and sucker; sucker large, with papillae at front (a broad band), center (2 widely spaced patches) & rear, with 6-8 rows of papillae across front section, patches in center each with 2-4 longitudinal rows of papillae; a large fleshy pad with free rear edge at base of pectoral fin; dorsal fin with long base, 16-19 rays, origin ~over pectoral base; anal rays 10-11; pectoral rays 22-23; caudal rays 11-12.