Brown topknot

Notoclinus compressus

Tripterygiid Fish from New Zealand Waters

Brown
Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Small
Temperate fish

The brown topknot (Notoclinus compressus) is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, endemic to New Zealand in rock pools and from low water to depths of about 5 m, in reef areas of broken rock and large brown seaweed of genera Carpophyllum and Cystophora. Its length is up to about 8.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Notoclinus
Maximum length: 8.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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