Orange clingfish

The orange clingfish (Diplocrepis puniceus) is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m, on rocky coastlines. This species grows to a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) SL.[1]

Orange clingfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Diplocrepis
Species:
D. puniceus
Binomial name
Diplocrepis puniceus
Synonyms

Lepadogaster puniceus Richardson, 1846[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Diplocrepis puniceus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  • "Diplocrepis puniceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
  • 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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