Brown topknot

The brown topknot (Notoclinus compressus) is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, endemic to New Zealand in rock pools and from low water to depths of about 5 m, in reef areas of broken rock and large brown seaweed of genera Carpophyllum and Cystophora. Its length is up to about 8.5 cm.^[2]

Brown topknot
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Notoclinus
Species:	N. compressus
Binomial name
Notoclinus compressus (Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms
Tripterygium compressum Hutton, 1872 Auchenopterus compressus (Hutton, 1872)

Size

Max length : 8.5 cm^[2]

Environment and climate

The brown topknot lives in marine demersal at a depth range of around 5 meters and in Temperate climate.^[2]

Distribution

This brown topknot species is found in the Southwest Pacific in New Zealand and is usually living in large brown algae.^[2]