Tomicodon fasciatus (Peters, 1859)
Barred clingfish
Tomicodon fasciatus
photo by Sazima, I.

 Family:  Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Gobiesocinae
 Max. size:  5.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: US Virgin Islands, northern Venezuela, and Panama.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-8; Vertebrae: 30-33
 Biology:  Found on rock substratum close to shore (Ref. 13442).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 23.02.96
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 17.01.04

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