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Orange clingfish

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Orange clingfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Suborder: Gobiesocoidei
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Diplocrepinae
Genus: Diplocrepis
Species:
D. puniceus
Binomial name
Diplocrepis puniceus
Synonyms

Lepadogaster puniceus Richardson, 1846[2]

The orange clingfish (Diplocrepis puniceus) is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m (20 ft), on rocky coastlines. This species grows to a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) SL.[2] It is the only member of its genus, and the only species in the subfamily Diplocrepinae.[3]

1927 drawing by Louis Thomas Griffin

References

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  1. ^ Conway, K.W.; Fujiwara, K. (2025). "Diplocrepis puniceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025: e.T241149436A241149439. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplocrepis puniceus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Diplocrepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 April 2025.