
Lepadogaster purpurea, the Cornish sucker, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is found in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and in the western Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cornish Sucker 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
- Lepadogaster lepadogaster
- Dellichthys morelandi
- Lepadogaster candolii
- Apletodon dentatus
- Trachelochismus pinnulatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Lepadogaster
- Species
- Lepadogaster purpurea
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