Flabellicauda bolini (Briggs, 1962)
Bolin's clingfish
Flabellicauda bolini
photo by Winterbottom, R.

Family:  Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Diademichthyinae
Max. size:  3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 12 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji;
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 10-10
Biology:  Collected from coral heads on sand in shallow protected bays (Ref. 37816).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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