Conservation Status

National Red List Status: NT

IUCN Red List Status: LC

Protection status: Not defined

Reason: N/A

Trend: Unknown

Georgian Name: ზღვის ჭუკი

English Name: Shore clingfish;Cornish sucker

SubSpecies: Lepadogaster lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) , Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788), Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpureus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Synonyms: Cyclopterus lepadogaster Bonnaterre, 1788, Cyclopterus lepadogaster Walbaum, 1792 Cyclopterus lepodogaster Bonnaterre, 1788 Lepadogaster acutus Canestrini, 1864 Lepadogaster adriatica Hankó, 1920-21 Lepadogaster balbis Risso, 1810 Lepadogaster biciliatus Risso, 1827 Lepadogaster brownii Risso, 1827 Lepadogaster ciliatus Risso, 1820 Lepadogaster gouanii Risso, 1810 Lepadogaster lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) Lepadogaster natator Risso, 1820 Lepadogaster zebrina Lowe, 1839

Taxonomy according to: http://www.marinespecies.org;https://www.fishbase.in;https://www.gbif.org

References: Marine fishes in the Black Sea: recent conservation status.M. YANKOVA, D. PAVLOV, P. IVANOVA, E. KARPOVA, A. BOLTACHEV, B. ÖZTÜRK, L. BAT, M. ORAL and M. MGELADZE.Mediterranean Marine Science ,30 May 2014

Evaluated By: Mikeladze R, Mgeladze M, Goradze R, Japoshvili B, Epitashvili G, Kuljanishvili T.

Date evaluated: Nov 2021

Projects

Special Protection Areas (SPA) for birds in Georgia

Ethnobiology of fungi and lichens of Georgia