New Zealand lumpfish
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Species: | T. pinnulatus
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Trachelochismus pinnulatus (J. R. Forster, 1801)
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The New Zealand lumpfish (Trachelochismus pinnulatus) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found all around New Zealand including the Three Kings Islands, from low water to about 12 m, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 10 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Trachelochismus pinnulatus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.