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Creocele cardinalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Gobiesocidae
Genus:	Creocele Briggs, 1955
Species:	C. cardinalis
Binomial name
Creocele cardinalis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882)

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.

Description

This 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.

References

1. "Creocele cardinalis". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
2. McGrouther, Mark. "Broad Clingfish". Australian Museum. The Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

External links

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Creocele cardinalis". FishBase. October 2012 version.

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