Chorisochismus dentex

Chorisochismus dentex
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Chorisochismus
Brisout de Barneville, 1846
Species: C. dentex
Binomial name
Chorisochismus dentex
(Pallas, 1769)

Chorisochismus dentex, the rocksucker or giant clingfish, is a species of clingfish found along the Atlantic coast of southern Africa from Namibia to northern Natal, South Africa. It grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL and is the largest species in the clingfish family. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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