New Zealand urchin clingfish

Dellichthys morelandi

Endemic Gobiesocid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Temperate
Island endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

New Zealand urchin clingfish is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 8.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Dellichthys
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated