Little rockfish
Acanthoclinus rua
- Usual depth1–95 m
- Water temperature13–18 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
The little rockfish 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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Little rockfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–95 m · Deepest record: 95 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Little rockfish
Other scientific names: Taumakoides rua
Similar species
- Olive Rockfish
Acanthoclinus fuscus
- New Zealand Rockfish
Acanthoclinus littoreus
- Stout Rockfish
Acanthoclinus marilynae
Crimsontip longfinPlesiops coeruleolineatus
CometCalloplesiops altivelis
- Rock Basslet
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 21 open-data records from 1966 to 2013.
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