Little rockfish
Species of fish
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The little rockfish (Acanthoclinus rua) is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand's subtidal zone and in rock pools at low tide. They are up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.
| Little rockfish | |
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| Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoclinus |
| Species: | A. rua |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taumakoides rua Hardy, 1985 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthoclinus rua". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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