Brown topknot
The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, endemic to New Zealand in rock pools and from low water to depths of about 5 m, in reef areas of broken rock and large brown seaweed of genera Carpophyllum and Cystophora. Its length is up to about 8.5 cm.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Notoclinus |
Species: | N. compressus |
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Notoclinus compressus (Hutton, 1872) | |
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Size
Max length : 8.5 cm[2]
Environment and climate
The brown topknot lives in marine demersal at a depth range of around 5 meters and in Temperate climate.[2]
Distribution
This brown topknot species is found in the Southwest Pacific in New Zealand and is usually living in large brown algae.[2]
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References
- Clements, K.D. (2014). "Notoclinus compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179113A1571460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179113A1571460.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Notoclinus compressus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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