Definition of clingfish in English:
clingfish
nounPlural clingfishesˈklɪŋfɪʃˈkliNGfiSH
A small fish occurring mainly in shallow or intertidal water, with a sucker for attachment to rocks and other surfaces.
Family Gobiesocidae: several genera and species
Example sentencesExamples
- Pressure difference adhesion and a kinetic pectoral girdle thus allow the clingfish to exploit a food resource unavailable to many other predators.
- His research interests are leatherjackets, clingfishes, biodiversity in shallow reefs and the Leeuwin Current.
- Sonora clingfish live under rocks, to which they cling, and in little or no water.
- Lumpsuckers and clingfishes have sucker attachments that help them hang on to rocks so they aren't buffeted by the waves.
- It is the most widespread of 4 species of clingfish in the family Gobiesocidae found in British seas.