Species: Tomicodon bidens, Bifid clingfish
pectoral 21-24
Tomicodon bidens Briggs, 1969
Bifid clingfish
Body relatively slender, elongate, head relatively slender (both viewed from above); a large flap from front nostril; upper jaw with 3 pairs of bifid incisors followed on each side by one large canine; lower jaw with pair of simple incisors at front followed by 2 bifid incisors on each side, then a large canine; anus about halfway between anal fin origin and rear margin of disc; pectoral 21-24 rays; only a small fleshy swelling at pectoral base;sucker disc with broad patch of papillae at front, no papillae in center,6-7 rows of papillae across rear section; dorsal 7-8 rays; anal 6-7 rays; tail 7-8 rays.
Olive with reticulum of small brown-edged whitish spots; sometimes a series of dark bars evident across dorsal surface; no dark blotch above pectoral base.
Size: reaches 2.8 cm.
Inhabits rocky shores.
Depth: 0-10 m?
Panama.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Benthic microalgae
- Mobile benthic worms
- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- Continent only
- All species
- Panamic province endemic
- Continent
- Continental TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Vulnerable
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.8
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
