Kopua nuimata
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| Kopua nuimata | |
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| Holotype of Kopua nuimata at Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Kopua |
| Species: | K. nuimata |
| Binomial name | |
| Kopua nuimata Hardy, 1984 | |
Kopua nuimata also known as bigeye clingfish is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only around New Zealand.[2] It is the smallest coastal fish species that is endemic to New Zealand waters, measuring up to 40 mm (1.6 in).[3]
