Orange Clinid
Ericentrus rubrus
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature13–18 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Christopher Stephens · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Ericentrus rubrus, the orange clinid, is a species of clinid endemic to the waters around New Zealand where it can be found in tide pools and in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 30 metres (98 ft). It prefers to inhabit beds of brown algae where it preys on the small crustaceans that also inhabit these areas. It is currently the only known member of the genus Ericentrus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ericentrus”, 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: 10 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C
Photos
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Orange Clinid
Other scientific names: Sticharium rubrum
Similar species
crested weedfishCristiceps australis
Common WeedfishHeteroclinus perspicillatus
crested weedfishCristiceps aurantiacus
Common WeedfishHeteroclinus heptaeolus
Johnston's WeedfishHeteroclinus johnstoni
Kuiters WeedfishHeteroclinus kuiteri
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).
- 73 open-data records from 1928 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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