Yaldwyn's triplefin
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| Notoclinops yaldwyni Hardy, 1987 |
Yaldwyn's triplefin, Notoclinops yaldwyni, is a fish of the genus Notoclinops, found around the North Island of New Zealand from low water to depths of about 5 metres, most common in reef areas of broken rock, but nowhere common. Its length is between 4 and 8 centimetres. It is a pale yellow-brown with a faint orange tinge to the head, and two or three rows of small black dots on the flanks.
The male's breeding colours are dark orange on the head and forepart of the body, and yellow on the rest.
[edit] References
- Notoclinops yaldwyni (TSN 638601). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 19 March 2006.
- "Notoclinops yaldwyni". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
- 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
