Biology:New Zealand slender clingfish
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New Zealand slender clingfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiesociformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Genus: | Gastrocyathus |
Species: | G. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Gastrocyathus gracilis Briggs, 1955
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The Slender clingfish(Gastrocyathus gracilis) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, the only species in the genus Gastrocyathus. This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL. Endemic to New Zealand, this species is apparently only found in beds of strap-fronded algae. Harpacticoid copepods comprise the main component of their diet.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gastrocyathus puniceus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2704756 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New Zealand slender clingfish.
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