Creocele
| Creocele cardinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Creocele Briggs, 1955 |
| Species: | C. cardinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Creocele cardinalis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882)
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Creocele is a genus of fishes in the clingfish family Gobiesocidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Creocele cardinalis, commonly known as the broad clingfish, which is found on the southern coast of Australia.[1]
Description
[edit]This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. The colour is generally greenish with markings of darker brown. The head has a distinctly flattened appearance.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Creocele cardinalis". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ McGrouther, Mark. "Broad Clingfish". Australian Museum. The Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Creocele cardinalis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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