Brown topknot

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.

Size

Max length : 8.5 cm[1]

Environment and climate

The brown topknot lives in marine demersal at a depth range of around 5 meters and in Temperate climate.[1]

Distribution

This brown topknot species is found in the Southwest Pacific in New Zealand and is usually living in large brown algae.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Notoclinus compressus, Brown topknot". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

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