The little rockfish, Acanthoclinus rua, is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand's subtidal zone and in rock pools at low tide. They are up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.
| Little rockfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoclinus |
| Species: | A. rua
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985)
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| Synonyms | |
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Taumakoides rua Hardy, 1985 | |
References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Acanthoclinus rua" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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