Biology:Orange clingfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Orange clingfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| 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[1] | |
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, on rocky coastlines. This species grows to a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) SL.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Diplocrepis puniceus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- "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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