Little rockfish

Little rockfish
Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Plesiopidae
Genus: Acanthoclinus
Species:
A. rua
Binomial name
Acanthoclinus rua
(Hardy, 1985)
Synonyms

Taumakoides rua Hardy, 1985

The little rockfish, Acanthoclinus rua, is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand's subtidal zone and in rock pools at low tide. They are up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthoclinus rua". FishBase. May 2006 version.


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