New Zealand topknot
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The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus, is a triplefin of the genus Notoclinus
, found around the North Island
of New Zealand
in reef
areas of broken rock and brown seaweed
.
Notoclinus
Notoclinus is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae.-Species:* Brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus * New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus...
, found around the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
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...
in reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
areas of broken rock and brown seaweed
Seaweed
Seaweed is a loose, colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae...
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