Orange Clinid

Ericentrus rubrus, the orange clinid, is a species of clinid endemic to the waters around New Zealand where it can be found in tide pools and in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 30 metres (98 ft). It prefers to inhabit beds of brown algae where it preys on the small crustaceans that also inhabit these areas. It is currently the only known member of the genus Ericentrus.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange Clinid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Gibbonsia montereyensis
• Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus
• Heteroclinus whiteleggii
• Gibbonsia metzi
• Heteroclinus perspicillatus
• Gibbonsia elegans

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Blenniiformes

Family

Clinidae

Genus

Ericentrus

Species

Ericentrus rubrus

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