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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Yaldwyn's triplefin

Notoclinops yaldwyni Hardy, 1987
Max Length
5.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
0–20 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults occur in rock pools and subtidal areas. They are found at exposed sites, usually near darker overhangs and walls among encrusting organisms . Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites . Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters .

Scientific Name
Notoclinops yaldwyni
Authority
Hardy, 1987
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
5.2 cm
Depth Range
0–20 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Yaldwyn's triplefin is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Yaldwyn's triplefin is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 20 m . Temperate; 13°C - ? Southwest Pacific: around mainland New Zealand.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00708 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
5.2cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
11.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Hardy, 1987

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