Hector's clingfish
| Hector's clingfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Gastroscyphus Briggs, 1955 |
| Species: | G. hectoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastroscyphus hectoris (Günther, 1876) | |
Hector's clingfish, Gastroscyphus hectoris, is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, the only species in the genus Gastrocyathus. It is found all down the east coast of New Zealand around the low water mark amongst seaweed, on rocky coastlines. Its length is up to 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL. It is named after Scottish-born scientist James Hector.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gastroscyphus hectoris" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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