FB-46303 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46303 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Barathronus Barathronus parfaiti (Vaillant, 1888) New Zealand urchin clingfish Urchin clingfish 1998-02-13 2021-10-22 Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan0 New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. 279 p. (Ref. 5755) Paulin, C. and C. Roberts0 The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003) Russell, B.C.0 The food and feeding habits of rocky reef fish of north-eastern New Zealand. N.Z. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 17(2):121-145. (Ref. 26966) Taylor, R.B. and T.J. Willis0 Relationships amongst length, weight and growth of north-eastern New Zealand reef fishes. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 49:255-260. 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Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-13 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46309 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Occurs in rock pools and the subtidal zone. Usually found beneath the spines of sea urchins. Individuals too large to be associated with sea urchins usually found beneath rocks or among shell debris. Feeds mainly on the tube feet and pedicellariae of its host sea urchins, Evechinus chloroticus (Ref. 33548) and on small crustaceans. Paulin, C. and C. Roberts 1992 The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003) FB-DiagnosticDescr-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-13 00:00:00 1998-02-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46309 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Head and body purple or cream with blue spots. A band of pale color across nape. Distinguished from other clingfishes by its thin lips, exposed flap of skin across the snout and a small fleshy swelling at the base of the pectoral fin. Paulin, C. and C. Roberts 1992 The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003) FB-Morphology-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-13 00:00:00 1998-02-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46309 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Paulin, C. and C. Roberts 1992 The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003) FB-Distribution-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-13 00:00:00 2025-04-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46309 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand. Paulin, C. and C. Roberts 1992 The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003) FB-TrophicStrategy-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 2000-03-16 00:00:00 2000-12-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ morelandi Appears to feed exclusively on the tube feet and pedicellariae of its host Evechinus chloroticus. Teytaud, A. 1971 Food habits of the goby, <i>Ginsburgellus novemlineatus</i>, and the clingfish, <i>Arcos rubiginosus</i>, associated with echinoids in the Virgin Islands. Caribb. J. Sci. 11(1-2):41-45. (Ref. 33548) FB-Size-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-13 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46309 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 8.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 27207)) Taylor, R.B. and T.J. Willis 1998 Relationships amongst length, weight and growth of north-eastern New Zealand reef fishes. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 49:255-260. (Ref. 27207) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-46309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-13 00:00:00 2023-03-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=46309 demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 9003) Paulin, C. and C. Roberts 1992 The rockpool fishes of New Zealand (Te ika aaria o Aotearoa). Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa). 177 p. (Ref. 9003)