São Tomé clingfish

The São Tomé clingfish (Apletodon wirtzi) is a species of marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae (clingfish).^[2] It grows to 1.4 cm maximal length. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, around the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe between 0 and 3 metres depth.^[3] The species was first described in 2007 by Ronald Fricke,^[4] its specific name honouring the collector of the type, marine biologist Peter Wirtz of Madeira.^[5]

São Tomé clingfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Gobiesocidae
Genus:	Apletodon
Species:	A. wirtzi
Binomial name
Apletodon wirtzi Fricke, 2007