The orange clingfish (''Diplocrepis puniceus'') 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 only species in the genus ''Diplocrepis''. It is found all around
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
from low water to about 5 m, on rocky coastlines. This species grows to a length of
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References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
Gobiesocidae
Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
Monotypic fish genera
Fish described in 1846
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