The New Zealand topknot (Notoclinus fenestratus) is a triplefin of the genus Notoclinus, found around the North Island of New Zealand in reef areas of broken rock and brown seaweed.[2]

New Zealand topknot
Notoclinus fenestratus in Island Bay, Wellington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Notoclinus
Species:
N. fenestratus
Binomial name
Notoclinus fenestratus
(Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Blennius fenestratus Forster, 1801
  • Auchenopterus fenestratus (Forster, 1801)
  • Tripterygion fenestratum (Forster, 1801)
  • Tripterygium fenestratum (Forster, 1801)

References

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  1. ^ Clements, K.D. (2014). "Notoclinus fenestratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178970A1553904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178970A1553904.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notoclinus fenestratus". FishBase. November 2005 version.