New Zealand urchin clingfish
| New Zealand urchin clingfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Dellichthys Briggs, 1955 |
| Species: | D. morelandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dellichthys morelandi Briggs, 1955 | |
The New Zealand urchin clingfish (Dellichthys morelandi) is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found around New Zealand wherever sea urchins are present. Its length is between 2 and 3 cm.
References
- "Dellichthys morelandi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Dellichthys morelandi" 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
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