''Notoclinops'' is the name of a genus of

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Etymology

The generic name ''Notoclinops'' refers to the superficial resemblance of the species in ''Notoclinops'' to the distantly related genus ''Notoclinus'' the two sharing a head lacking in scales, a broken

lateral line The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelial ...

and four spines in first

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Species

Three species are currently recognised within ''Notoclinops''; *

Blue dot triplefin The blue dot triplefin, ''Notoclinops caerulepunctus'', is a fish in the genus ''Notoclinops'', found around offshore islands and exposed headlands of the eastern side of Northland Region, Northland, and the Bay of Plenty, on the North Island of ...

, '' Notoclinops caerulepunctus'' Hardy, 1989 * Blue-eyed triplefin, '' Notoclinops segmentatus'' (McCulloch & Phillipps, 1923) * Yaldwyn's triplefin, '' Notoclinops yaldwyni''

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, 1987

References

Tripterygiidae {{Blenniiformes-stub