Cornish sucker

The Cornish sucker lives in the demersal, marine environment.

Cornish Sucker photo by Polandeze at Wikipedia Cornish Sucker photo by Polandeze at Wikipedia Sand Lizard. Photo by Piotr Podsiad�y Sand Lizard. More

Outside Cornwall the Cornish Sucker is known as the shore clingfish. It is very common, found in rock pools and under boulders on rocky beaches. It is an unusual shaped fish with its large head and flattened body. More

Common names

Cornish sucker in English
Cornwall-dobbeltsuger in Danish (dansk)
Shore clingfish in English
Sugador in Portuguese (Português)
Xucladits porpra in Catalan (Català)
紫色叉鼻喉盘鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
紫色叉鼻喉盤魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Gobiesociformes
Family : Gobiesocidae
Genus : Lepadogaster
Species : Lepadogaster purpurea
Authority : Bonnaterre, 1788