The brown topknot, ''Notoclinus compressus'', is a

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of the

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Tripterygiidae,

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in rock pools and from low water to depths of about 5 m, in

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areas of broken rock and large brown seaweed of genera ''Carpophyllum'' and ''Cystophora''. Its length is up to about 8.5 cm.

Size

Max length : 8.5 cm

Environment and climate

The brown topknot lives in marine demersal at a depth range of around 5 meters and in Temperate climate.

Distribution

This brown topknot species is found in the Southwest Pacific in

and is usually living in large brown algae.

References

Notoclinus Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1872 {{NewZealand-stub