One-line Clingfish

Discotrema monogrammum

The species Discotrema monogrammum is a Clingfish from the family of Gobiesocidae. It was described by Craig & Randall in 2008.
One-Line Clingfish - Discotrema monogrammum Kapal Indah, Lembeh. Discotrema monogrammum,Geotagged,Indonesia,One-line Clingfish,Spring

Appearance

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: no stripe on head and dorsal surface of the body; pectoral-fin ray count 23-22; vertebral count 33-34
Peeking at you Crinoid Clingfish - Discotrema monogrammum is small clingfish (up to 45 mm in length) which lives among the arms of crinoids. The colours may varies depending on the host Crinoid, in this case, it was yellow/brownish. This was the host Crinoid where this Clingfish was found : https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48314/crinoid_-_sea_lilies.html Anilao,Batangas,Clingfish,Discotrema monogrammum,Fish,Geotagged,One-line Clingfish,Philippines,Winter

Naming

Name from Greek 'mono' meaning one and 'gramme' for line, referring to its diagnostic color character of one continuous pale yellow to white stripe.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderGobiesociformes
FamilyGobiesocidae
GenusDiscotrema
SpeciesDiscotrema monogrammum
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines