Zootaxa
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During the 2011 Kermadec Islands Biodiscovery Expedition, a project of the Auckland Museum, Richard Robinson succeeded in photographing the new shieldbelly genus and species
Known only from the intertidal and subtidal waters of the Kermadec Islands, including Raoul Island and L'Esperance Rock.
Most specimens collected were from rock pools and shallower subtidal areas over rock and coral rubble, a single specimen was found at the depth of 28 meters.
Color:
The body of this shieldfish is uniformly pinkish-purple to gray, with diffuse, pale markings ranging from stripes to irregular spots.
The head is pinkish-purple to gray, with diffuse pale areas around the nostrils and the tip of the snout.
The iris is red and the fins are translucent.
Naming:
The species name "Incus" is the Latin word for" anvil", in reference to the anvil-like outline of Raoul Island, the largest island in the Kermadec Archipelago and the type locality of
Scientific source:
Conway KW, Stewart AL, Summers AP (2018)
A new genus and species of clingfish from the Rangitāhua Kermadec Islands of New Zealand (Teleostei, Gobiesocidae).
ZooKeys 786: 75-104. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.786.28539
Known only from the intertidal and subtidal waters of the Kermadec Islands, including Raoul Island and L'Esperance Rock.
Most specimens collected were from rock pools and shallower subtidal areas over rock and coral rubble, a single specimen was found at the depth of 28 meters.
Color:
The body of this shieldfish is uniformly pinkish-purple to gray, with diffuse, pale markings ranging from stripes to irregular spots.
The head is pinkish-purple to gray, with diffuse pale areas around the nostrils and the tip of the snout.
The iris is red and the fins are translucent.
Naming:
The species name "Incus" is the Latin word for" anvil", in reference to the anvil-like outline of Raoul Island, the largest island in the Kermadec Archipelago and the type locality of
Scientific source:
Conway KW, Stewart AL, Summers AP (2018)
A new genus and species of clingfish from the Rangitāhua Kermadec Islands of New Zealand (Teleostei, Gobiesocidae).
ZooKeys 786: 75-104. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.786.28539
