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Brown topknot

The brown topknot 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.

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Brown topknot
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Notoclinus
Species:
N. compressus
Binomial name
Notoclinus compressus
(Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Tripterygium compressum Hutton, 1872
  • Auchenopterus 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.2

Size

Max length : 8.5 cm2

Environment and climate

The brown topknot lives in marine demersal at a depth range of around 5 meters and in Temperate climate.2

Distribution

This brown topknot species is found in the Southwest Pacific in New Zealand and is usually living in large brown algae.2

References

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Notoclinus compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T179113A1571460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179113A1571460.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notoclinus compressus". FishBase. February 2019 version.