Creocele is a genus of fishes in the clingfish family Gobiesocidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Creocele cardinalis, commonly known as the broad clingfish, which is found on the southern coast of Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Creocele Briggs, 1955 |
| Species: | C. cardinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Creocele cardinalis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882)
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Description
editThis species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. The colour is generally greenish with markings of darker brown. The head has a distinctly flattened appearance.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Creocele cardinalis". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ McGrouther, Mark. "Broad Clingfish". Australian Museum. The Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Creocele cardinalis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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