Crested weedfish

Crested weedfish
Illustration from the Sketchbook of fishes by William Buelow Gould
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Cristiceps
Species: C. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Cristiceps australis
Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
  • Cristiceps axillaris J. Richardson, 1846
  • Cristiceps splendens Castelnau, 1872
  • Cristiceps howittii Castelnau, 1873
  • Cristiceps macleayi Castelnau, 1879
  • Cristiceps pallidus W. J. Macleay, 1881

The crested weedfish, Cristiceps australis, is a species of clinid found around southern Australia in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 30 metres (98 ft) preferring areas with plentiful seaweed growth. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cristiceps australis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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