clingfish

• Pequeno peixe marinho achatado, geralmente com até cerca de 8 cm de comprimento, caracterizado por um disco adesivo ventral que lhe permite fixar-se a rochas e outras superfícies. No Brasil, também se refere a espécies da família Gobiesocidae.

A very small, flattened marine fish, typically up to 3 inches in length, characterized by a sucking disc on its abdomen that allows it to cling to rocks and other surfaces.

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1. Small marine fishC2formalscientific

   A very small, flattened marine fish, typically up to 3 inches long, that uses a sucking disc on its abdomen to attach itself to rocks and other surfaces.

   Pequeno peixe marinho

   • The clingfish uses its powerful suction disc to hold onto rocks in strong currents.
   • Divers often spot clingfish hiding under ledges in tide pools.
   • This tiny clingfish can withstand powerful waves by clinging tightly to the seabed.