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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Apletodon

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6 species (see list below)

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Europe
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Apletodon bacescui
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
Apletodon barbatus Fricke, Wirtz & Brito, 2010

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Apletodon barbatus
[Barbel clingfish]

Photo by Horton, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887)

Photo by Horton, A.
 
Apletodon dentatus
[Small-headed clingfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Apletodon incognitus
[]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Apletodon pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925)

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Apletodon pellegrini
[Chubby clingfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
Apletodon wirtzi Fricke, 2007

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Apletodon wirtzi
[Sao Tomé clingfish]
6 Species of Family Gobiesocidae with Genus Apletodon
(Clingfishes and singleslits)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1940 Apletodon bacescui Europe 3.6 SL
2010 Apletodon barbatus Barbel clingfish Eastern Central Atlantic 1.4 SL
1887 Apletodon dentatus Small-headed clingfish Eastern Atlantic 4 SL
1997 Apletodon incognitus Mediterranean Sea 2.7 SL
1925 Apletodon pellegrini Chubby clingfish Eastern Atlantic 5 TL
2007 Apletodon wirtzi Sao Tomé clingfish Eastern Central Atlantic 1.4 SL



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