Giant clingfish
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The giant clingfish, Haplocylix littoreus, is a clingfish of the family
Gobiesocidae
, the only species in the genus Haplocylix. It is found all down the east coast of New Zealand
around the low water mark amongst seaweed, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 15 cm.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Gobiesocidae
Gobiesocidae
Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae. Most species are marine, being found in shallow waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fishes; some species shelter in sea urchins or crinoids.-Description:...
, the only species in the genus Haplocylix. It is found all down the east coast of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
around the low water mark amongst seaweed, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 15 cm.