New Zealand slender clingfish
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| New Zealand slender clingfish | |
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| File:Gastrocyathus gracilis (2) (cropped).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this 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 centimetres (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
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gastrocyathus puniceus". FishBase. January 2006 version.
