''Dellichthys trnskii'', is a

clingfish Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the order Gobiesociformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coast, but a few species in deeper seas or ...

, the second species in the genus ''Dellichthys'', recently discovered from intertidal and shallow coastal waters of New Zealand. Its length is between 11.9–46.0 mm. Snout broad and short. upper and lower jaws equal in length. Snout tip and lower jaw pale pink. Dorsal and lateral surface of head are light yellow to green. Body pale orange to yellow. Median fins transparent. Head large, slightly dorsoventrally compressed. Body width tapering gradually posteriorly. Anterior nostril a small tubular opening, whereas posterior nostril tubular. Mouth terminal and small. Pharyngeal jaws comprising patch of 16–18 small conical teeth. 10–12 gill rakers present. Nine rays in dorsal fin. Seven rays in anal fin. All fin rays unbranched and segmented. Caudal fin rounded. Adhesive disc large.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Tom Trnski, the Head of Natural Sciences at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

References

trnskii Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Andrew L. Stewart Taxa named by Adam P. Summers Fish described in 2018 {{Gobiesociformes-stub