Ophiclinops pardalis

Ophiclinops pardalis
Ophiclinops pardalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Ophiclinops
Species: O. pardalis
Binomial name
Ophiclinops pardalis
McCulloch & Waite, 1918
Synonyms
  • Ophiclinus pardalis (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)[1]

Ophiclinops pardalis, known commonly as the Spotted snakeblenny in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinops.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by A.R. McCulloch and E.R. Waite in 1918, originally under the name Ophiclinus pardalis,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Ophiclinops pardalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Ophiclinops pardalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Ophiclinops pardalis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ McCulloch, A.R., and E.R. Waite 1918 (24 May) [ref. 2950] Some new and little-known fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1): 39-78, Pls. 2-7.


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