New Zealand slender clingfish
Appearance
New Zealand slender clingfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
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 cm (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
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gastrocyathus puniceus". FishBase. January 2006 version.
- ^ Conway, K.W.; Fujiwara, K. (2025). "Gastrocyathus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025: e.T241149378A241149380. Retrieved 6 April 2025.