Biology:Orange clinid

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Orange clinid
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Ericentrus
Species:
E. rubrus
Binomial name
Ericentrus rubrus
(F. W. Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Sticharium rubrum F. W. Hutton, 1872

The orange clinid, Ericentrus rubrus, is a species of clinid endemic to the waters around New Zealand where it can be found in tide pools and in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 30 metres (98 ft). It prefers to inhabit beds of brown algae where it preys on the small crustaceans that also inhabit these areas. It is currently the only known member of its genus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4353272 entry