General Description
Body long, slender, strongly compressed, tail base very narrow; dorsal fin in two parts, the first tall, short-based, arising in front of eyes, separated from long-based second dorsal fin; pelvic fins with a tiny spine and three rays. Mottled, reddish-brown to green, sometimes with scattered dark brown spots; body often with faint irregular brown bands and a distinct dark oblique bar from eye to rear of mouth. To 18 cm.
Biology
Like many other fishes in the family Clinidae, this species has internal fertilisation and gives birth to live young.
Distribution
New Zealand. South-eastern and south-western Australia.
Habitat
Coastal areas around rocky reefs and kelp beds, in depths of 2-20 m.
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Brief Id
Slender thin body, dorsal fin in two parts, often reddish-brown to green, dark oblique bar from eye to rear of mouth.
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Maximum Size
18 cm
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Castelnau, 1879
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Common Name
Yellow Crested Weedfish
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Species Name
aurantiacus
