Liobranchia stria Briggs, 1955
Minute clingfish
photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Family:  Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Diademichthyinae
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Mariana and Marshall islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Has a compressed body with a series of prominent vertical ridge on the sides (Ref. 37816).
Biology:  An intertidal dweller, tiny and light pink in life (Ref. 1602).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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