Kuiter's deepsea clingfish (''Kopua kuiteri'') 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 ...

of the

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Gobiesocidae 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 ...

, found only off southern Australia, at depths of between .

Etymology

The clingfish is named in honor of Australian underwater photographer Rudolf “Rudie” Kuiter (b. 1943), who collected the type specimen and provided color transparencies showing the fish's life coloration.

References

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Australian Museum Fish Site
* Hutchins, J.B. 1991. ''Description of a new deepwater clingfish (Gobiesocidae) from New South Wales''. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15(2): 463–468.

External links

Fishes of Australia : ''Kopua kuiteri''
Kuiter's deepsea clingfish Fauna of New South Wales Taxa named by J. Barry Hutchins Kuiter's deepsea clingfish {{Gobiesociformes-stub