Silver-sided weedfish

Cristiceps argyropleura

Fish Reaching Eighteen Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Silver
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Cristiceps argyropleura, the silver-sided weedfish, is a species of clinid found around southern Australia at depths from 20 to 60 metres (66 to 197 ft) where it is predominantly found in kelp beds.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Cristiceps
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: New South Wales to the Bass Strait region, Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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