Notoclinops


Notoclinops is the name of a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae from New Zealand.

Etymology

The generic name Notoclinops refers to the superficial resemblance of the species in Notoclinops to the distantly related genus Notoclinus the two sharing a head lacking in scales, a broken lateral line and four spines in first dorsal fin.

Species

Three species are currently recognised within Notoclinops;