Biology:Orange clingfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Orange clingfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Diplocrepis |
| Species: | D. puniceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplocrepis puniceus (J. Richardson, 1846)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lepadogaster puniceus Richardson, 1846[2] | |
The orange clingfish (Diplocrepis puniceus) is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m (20 ft), on rocky coastlines. This species grows to a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) SL.[2] It is the only member of its genus, and the only species in the subfamily Diplocrepinae.[3]
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References
- ↑ Conway, K.W.; Fujiwara, K. (2025). "Diplocrepis puniceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Diplocrepis puniceus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Diplocrepis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Diplocrepis.
- "Diplocrepis puniceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=642800. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2671392 entry
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