Apletodon dentatus, the small-headed clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is a benthic fish of shallow, rocky water on the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Small-headed Clingfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rimicola eigenmanni
- Apletodon incognitus
- Trachelochismus melobesia
- Lepadogaster candolii
- Trachelochismus aestuarium
- Dellichthys morelandi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Apletodon
- Species
- Apletodon dentatus
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