Clinidae

Golden weedfish

Cristiceps aurantiacus

Twenty Two Centimeters Clinid Fish of New Zealand Waters

• Yellow
• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Cristiceps aurantiacus (golden weedfish or yellow crested weedfish) is a species of clinid found around New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. It lives in tide pools and the subtidal zone to a depth of 30 metres (98 ft). Its diet consists of crustaceans and small fishes.