Rimicola cabrilloi Briggs, 2002
Channel Islands clingfish

Family:  Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Max. size:  3.26 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Santa Barbara Islands, California.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8. Males have one or 2 pairs of large canine teeth in the lower jaw and urogenital papilla with a long, narrow tip. The females have narrow, pointed incisors at the front of the lower jaw; no developed canines; and short urogenital papilla that is less than one third the length of that in males (Ref. 43129).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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