Lepadichthys lineata, Discotrema lineata, double line clingfish

Lepadichthys lineata Briggs 1966
syn Discotrema lineata

double line clingfish, two stripe clingfish

The Double-line Clingfish, Lepadichthys lineata, has a brown body with two longitudinal cream stripes through each eye. There is an additional stripe along the centre of the back. Many clingfishes have ventral fins fused into a sucking disc, so they may attach to various surface. There fins are inconspicuous and a rest they may look like slugs.

Lepadichthys lineata, Discotrema lineata, double line clingfish

Distribution widespread Indo-west Pacific
Max size at least 4cms
Family Gobiesocidae - clingfishes