APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887) - Small-headed clingfish (Rockpool fish)
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Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- dorsal view 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- dorsolateral view 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- lateral view tail 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- lateral view underwater 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- female / Battery Rocks 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- female / Battery Rocks 2

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- female / Battery Rocks 3

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- female / Battery Rocks 4

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- adult male fish 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- adult male fish 2

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- adult male fish 3

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- adult male underside 1

Small-headed Clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- underside 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- side view 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- side view 2

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- side view 3

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- head 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- head 2

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- eggs about to hatch 1

Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
- egg about to hatch 1

Length 40mm, fish was found inside an old egg case of a Greater Spotted Dogfish, NE of St. Michael's Mount, Marazion, near Penzance, Cornwall. 23.01.11; Battery Rocks, Penzance. 09.02.12; also Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 25.07.13.

A male fish was found caring for eggs laid on the ruff / foulds of the brown algae Furbelows, Saccorhiza polyschides. Juveniles were hatching from the eggs, see above.

Scientific and European Names:
Apletodon dentatus, Apletodon microcephala, Small-headed clingfish.

Apletodon dentatus Small headed Clingfish Rockpool Fish Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.