New Zealand slender clingfish

Species of fish

New Zealand slender clingfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Gastrocyathus
Species:
G. gracilis
Binomial name
Gastrocyathus gracilis
Briggs, 1955

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.) (2006). "Gastrocyathus puniceus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
Taxon identifiers
Gastrocyathus gracilis
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