Scientific Name	Conidens laticephalus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Tanaka, 1909)	Depth	1 - 10M
Chinese	黑紋錐齒喉盤魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	喉盤魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F452　Gobiesocidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑紋錐齒喉盤魚
Max Length	4 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	跳海仔、姥姥魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Izu, Japan
Synonyms	Aspasma laticephala, Conidens lacticephalus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2006)  Tanaka, S. 1909 鹽垣優, 道津喜衛 1971 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0070990. NMMSTP00720. NTMP0039. NTOUP200801-012. NTUM01051. NTUM01052. NTUM01053. NTUM01054. NTUM01055. NTUM01056. NTUM01058. NTUM01059. NTUM01060. NTUM01061. NTUM01062. NTUM01063. NTUM01064. NTUM01065. NTUM01066. NTUM01067. NTUM01069. NTUM01070. NTUM01071. NTUM01072. NTUM01073. NTUM01074. NTUM01075. NTUM01076. NTUM01077. NTUM01080. NTUM01081. NTUM01082. NTUM01083. NTUM01084. NTUM01085. NTUM01086. NTUM01087. ...List all 39 records...
Common Name	Clingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body anteriorly depressed, posteriorly subcylindrical to compressed. Eyes generally large, located dorsolaterally. Snout short. 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 8 soft rays and anal fin with 6 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 3 pairs of mandibular canal pores and 3 pairs of preopercular canal pores. Colour black even in preserved specimens.
habitats	Occurs in rocky shores.
Distribution	Distributed in the Northwest Pacific from southern Japan and Taiwan. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part.
Utility	No commercial value.