Kuiter's deepsea clingfish (Kopua kuiteri) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only off southern Australia, at depths of between 90 and 110 metres (300 and 360 ft).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Kopua |
| Species: | K. kuiteri
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| Kopua kuiteri Hutchins, 1991
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Etymology
editThe 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIESOCIFORMES (Clingfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kopua kuiteri". FishBase. June 2006 version.
- 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.
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