two-spotted clingfish
Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diplecogaster bimaculata, the two-spotted clingfish, is a species of fish in the family Gobiesocidae found in Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean where it is found on rocks and among seagrass or shell beds.
Wikipedia contributors, Diplecogaster bimaculata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:29.067244+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Common name
- two-spotted clingfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiesociformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Diplecogaster
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiesociformes
- familyGobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyGobiesocinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusDiplecogaster Fraser-Brunner, 1938
- speciesDiplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplecogaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Briggs, 1955 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplecogaster euxinica Murgoci, 1964 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplecogaster pectoralis Briggs, 1955 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplecogaster umutturali Bilecenoğlu, Yokeş & Kovačić, 2017 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pink-eye clingfishDiplecogaster roseioculus Fricke & Wirtz, 2023 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Atlantic cleaner clingfishDiplecogaster tonstricula Fricke, Wirtz & Brito, 2015 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126513 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36J8Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.