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Gobiesocidae

New Zealand lumpfish

Trachelochismus pinnulatus

Broad blunt head with thick lip

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

New Zealand lumpfish is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Trachelochismus
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

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