cornish sucker
| Scientific name | Lepadogaster purpurea |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Bonnaterre |
| Year of description | 1788 |
| IUCN category (World) | LC |
| Family | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus | Lepadogaster |
Introduction
Lepadogaster purpurea, commonly known as cornish sucker, is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size4 cm
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Maximum size7.5 cm
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Longevity3 year
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Patternponctuations
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Average size4 cm
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Maximum size7.5 cm
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Longevity3 year
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Patternponctuations
How to recognize the cornish sucker ?
The cornish sucker measures between 4 and 7.5 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly rouge, marron and beige body. The also has bleu ponctuations.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The cornish sucker is a fish solitary naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the cornish sucker is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
The cornish sucker is a fish ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature15 - 18 °C
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Depth0 - 1 m
Biotope presentation
The cornish sucker is most often found at a depth between 0m and 1m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Sources & Contributions
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Bibliographic references
GUIDE D’IDENTIFICATION DES POISSONS MARINS, EUROPE ET MÉDITERRANÉE - LOUISY Patrick - Ulmer - 2015.
Trophic relationships in an intertidal rockpool fish assemblage in the gulf of Cádiz (NE Atlantic). - Velasco, E. M. - Gómez-Cama, M. C. - Hernando, J. A. - Soriguer, M. C. - Elsevier Ltd - 2010.
Lepadogaster purpurea (Actinopterygii: Gobiesociformes: Gobiesocidae) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea: Significantly extended distribution range - Wagner M. - Bračun M. - Kovačič M. - Iglésias S.P. - Sellos D.Y. - Zogaris S. - Koblmüller S. - Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria - 2017.
Reclassification of Lepadogaster candollei based on molecular and meristic evidence with a redefinition of the genus Lepadogaster - Almada F. - Henriques M. - Levy A. - Pereira A. - Robalo J. - Almada V.C - Elsevier Ltd - 2007.
Scientific partners
Tags
Species of the same family
Same genus
shore clingfish
Gobiesocidae