Scientific Name	Aspasmichthys ciconiae   Pronounce			by: ©Matsuura, Keiichi
Author	(Jordan & Fowler, 1902)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	臺灣鶴姥魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	喉盤魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F452　Gobiesocidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	臺灣鶴姥魚
Max Length	5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	跳海仔、姥姥魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tide pools near Wakanoura, Japan.
Synonyms	Aspasma ciconiae, Aspasmichthys ciconae
Reference	脊椎動物百科全書(沈等, 2004)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2006)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1902 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 國立編譯館 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0062863. ASIZP0074064. ASIZP0074092. BPBMI23088. USNM00360125.
Common Name	Clingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body anteriorly depressed, posteriorly subcylindrical to compressed. Eyes generally large, located dorsolaterally. Snout short and pointed. Mouth small, posterior end of upper jaw reaching middle of eye. A single short dorsal fin located posteriorly, usually positioned directly above anal fin, dorsal fin with 11 soft rays and anal fin with 8 soft rays,both fins near caudal fin, but not connected to it; pectoral fins moderate sized, with rounded border, modified to support ventral sucking disc; pelvic fins modified to forma sucking disc on breast, sucking disc double type; caudal fin rounded. Skin scaleless, covered with a thick layer of mucous; lower jaw with 1 pairs of mandibular canal pores and 3 pairs of preopercular canal pores.
habitats	Found in tide pools and under boulders in the subtidal zone.
Distribution	Distributed from Japan to Taiwan. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.