Brown topknot

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Brown topknot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Tripterygiidae Genus: Notoclinus Species: N. compressus
Binomial name
Notoclinus compressus (Hutton, 1872)

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. It feeds on weed dwelling crustaceans and small fish.

[edit] References

• "Notoclinus compressus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.