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Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Tomicodon bidens 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features front nostril: large flap pale + fine dark meshwork no blotch above pectoral Dorsal rays 7-8; anal rays 6-7; pectoral rays 21; caudal rays 7-8; a single row of teeth in each jaw; upper jaw with 3 pairs of bifid incisors followed on each side by one large canine; lower jaw with pair of simple incisors at front followed by 2 bifid incisors on each side, then a large canine; a large flap from front nostril; anus about halfway between anal fin origin and rear margin of disc; a small fleshy swelling on lower pectoral base without a free posterior margin; 5-6 rows of flattened papillae across front of disc, 6-7 rows across rear of disc, none on center of disc. Overall olive with reticulum of small brown-edged whitish spots; sometimes a series of dark bars evident across dorsal surface; no dark blotch above pectoral base. Size: reaches 2.8 cm. Inhabits rocky shores. Depth: 0-10 m? Panama. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); zooplankton; benthic microalgae. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=9; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-82; Eastern limit=-79; Latitudinal range=1; Longitudinal range=3. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 2.8 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Briggs, J.C., 1969., The clingfishes (Gobiesocidae) of Panama., Copeia, 1969(4):774-778. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tomicodon&speciesname=bidens ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tomicodon&speciesname=bidens http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tomicodon&speciesname=bidens ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tomicodon&speciesname=bidens https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tomicodon&speciesname=bidens ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Tomicodon-bidens.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Tomicodon Species in    Gobiesocidae - Classification - Gobiesocinae Gobiesocidae Gobiesociformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Tomicodon bidens Briggs , 1969 Bifid clingfish Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Tomicodon bidens Picture by Allen, G.R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) > Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Gobiesocinae Etymology: Tomicodon: Greek, tomikos, -e, -on = that is useful for cutting (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Briggs . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Central Pacific: Panama. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 7. No humeral spot (Ref. 42103 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274 ); Inhabits rocky shores. Feeds on zooplankton, algae, and small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11482 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson , 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Vulnerable (VU)  (B1ab(iii); D2); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00250 - 0.01521), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.0   ±0.33 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 838 [414, 2,079] mg/100g; Iron = 1.92 [0.99, 3.75] mg/100g; Protein = 16.5 [15.3, 17.8] %; Omega3 = 0.197 [0.083, 0.445] g/100g; Selenium = 21 [8, 61] μg/100g; VitaminA = 90.6 [23.9, 331.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.23 [2.05, 4.99] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Fatal error : Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function checkEcotox(), 1 passed in /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php on line 2304 and exactly 3 expected in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2579 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(2304): checkEcotox() #1 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2579 Updated: 2024-06-03 19:43:59 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation