Kopua_kuiteri

Kuiter's deepsea clingfish

Kuiter's deepsea clingfish

Species of fish

Kuiter's deepsea clingfish (Kopua kuiteri) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only off southern Australia, at depths of between 90 and 110 metres (300 and 360 ft).

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Etymology

The clingfish is named in honor of Australian underwater photographer Rudolf “Rudie” Kuiter (b. 1943), who collected the type specimen and provided color transparencies showing the fish's life coloration.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIESOCIFORMES (Clingfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Kopua kuiteri" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
  • Australian Museum Fish Site
  • Hutchins, J.B. 1991. Description of a new deepwater clingfish (Gobiesocidae) from New South Wales. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15(2): 463–468.


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