Kuiter's deepsea clingfish (Kopua kuiteri) is a clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae, found only off southern Australia, at depths of between 90 and 110 metres (300 and 360 ft).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Kopua |
| Species: | K. kuiteri
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| Kopua kuiteri Hutchins, 1991
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Etymology edit
The clingfish is named in honor of Australian underwater photographer Rudolf “Rudie” Kuiter (b. 1943), who collected the type specimen and provided color transparencies showing the fish's life coloration.[1]
References edit
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIESOCIFORMES (Clingfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Kopua kuiteri" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
- Australian Museum Fish Site
- Hutchins, J.B. 1991. Description of a new deepwater clingfish (Gobiesocidae) from New South Wales. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15(2): 463–468.
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