Biology:Striped clingfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Striped clingfish
Trachelochismus melobesia 2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Trachelochismus
Species:
T. melobesia
Binomial name
Trachelochismus melobesia
Phillipps, 1927

The striped clingfish (Trachelochismus melobesia) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m, on rocky coastlines. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Trachelochismus melobesia" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
  • 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 ☰ Q2750497 entry