Acanthoclinus rua, Little rockfish

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Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985)

Little rockfish
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Acanthoclininae
Etymology: Acanthoclinus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9003). Temperate

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Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 9003)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά): 12 - 14; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά): 3-4; Εδρικές άκανθες 14-15; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 3 - 4. Head and body uniformly brown with a darker blotch on the gill cover. Forehead with a pale stripe. Dorsal and anal fins with orange tips. Distinguished from other rockfishes by its small size, undivided lower lateral line and the single pair of pores on the chin.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Adults occur in the subtidal zone but may be found in rock pools at low tide (Ref. 9003). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Paulin, C. and C. Roberts, 1992. The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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