Mottled twister
Encyclopedia
The mottled twister, Bellapiscis lesleyae, is a triplefin of the family
Tripterygiidae, commonly found around the coast of New Zealand
in rock pools and down to depths of about 5 m in reef
areas of broken rock. It length is up to 6 cm.
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...
Tripterygiidae, commonly found around the coast of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in rock pools and down to depths of about 5 m in reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
areas of broken rock. It length is up to 6 cm.