Brown topknot
Species of fish
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Notoclinus |
| Species: | N. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notoclinus compressus (Hutton, 1872) | |
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Size
Max length : 8.5 cm[2]
Environment and climate
Distribution
This brown topknot species is found in the Southwest Pacific in New Zealand and is usually living in large brown algae.[2]
