Lepadogaster candolii

Lepadogaster candolii
Connemarra clingfish (Lepadogaster candolii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiesociformes
Family:	Gobiesocidae
Genus:	Lepadogaster Gouan, 1770
Species:	L. candolii
Binomial name
Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810

Lepadogaster candolii is a species of fish within the Lepadogaster genus. Lepadogaster candolii, also known as the Connemarra clingfish, is found off the coast of Western Scotland and South-West England.^[1]L. candolii is considered a euryecious species, meaning that it has a broad variety of living conditions and habitats that it prefers. L. candolii most often inhabits small cavities in the underwater rock face, boulder fields, and seagrass meadows.^[2] L. candolii can reach up to 7.5 cm in length and shares many similarities with L. lepadogaster. Like the other species of Lepadogaster, L. candolii has a flattened body and bilateral symmetry. Unlike L. lepadogaster that has a triangular shaped head, L. candolii has a more rounded head and rounded fins.

One particular "fun fact" regarding L. candolii, is that the naming of this particular species has undergone various spellings. L. candolii, as it was originally termed by Antoine Risso has also been spelled "L. candollei." According to the World Register of Marine Species, however, the former spelling is the correct way of spelling it, while the latter is the incorrect way of spelling it.^[3] This inconsistency in the spelling of the species also carries over to its common name. The name Connemarra clingfish can also be spelled Connemara clingfish, in which case both spellings are accepted.

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