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Dellichthys morelandi Briggs, 1955

Urchin clingfish
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Urchin clingfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Three Kings Is. To Stewart I. (Ref. 9003). First record in the Chathams Island (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 45524.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) > Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Trachelochisminae
Etymology:   More on author: Briggs.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 9003).   Temperate

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