Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Arcos poecilophthalmos
pez prendedor de Galápagos, chupapiedra rojo, pez prendedor de Galápagos., Red clingfish, Galapagos clingfish
Frying pan shape. Mottled, pinkish brown with tiny blue spots. Size: 2.5-5 cm
Habitat: Inhabit small recesses on rocky reefs, slopes and walls, clinging to rocky substrates.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiesociformes
Suborder
Gobiesocoidei
Family
Gobiesocidae
Genus
Arcos
Species
poecilophthalmos
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Arcos poecilophthalmus (Jenyns, 1842), Gobiesox paradiseus Herre, 1935, Gobiesox poecilophthalmos Jenyns, 1842, Gobiesox poecilophthalmus Jenyns, 1842, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Cocos and Ecuador in Galapagos Islands
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Arcos poecilophthalmos", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7693. Accessed 31 October 2026.