Cristiceps
Encyclopedia
Cristiceps is a genus of weedfish
in the family
Clinidae.
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clinidae.
Species
- Silver-sided weedfishSilver-sided weedfishThe silver-sided weedfish, Cristiceps argyropleura, is a weedfish of the family Clinidae, found around southern Australia in depths from low water to 60 m, particularly in reef and seaweed areas. Its length is up to 18 cm....
, Cristiceps argyropleura Kner, 1865 - Golden weedfishGolden weedfishThe golden weedfish, Cristiceps aurantiacus, is a weedfish of the genus Cristiceps, found around New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand.-References:...
, Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau, 1879 - Crested weedfishCrested weedfishThe crested weedfish, Cristiceps australis, is a weedfish of the family Clinidae, found around southern Australia from low water to depths of about 30 m....
, Cristiceps australis Valenciennes, 1836