Cirrhibarbis capensis

Cirrhibarbis capensis
Cirrhibarbis capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Cirrhibarbis
Species: C. capensis
Binomial name
Cirrhibarbis capensis
Valenciennes, 1836

Cirrhibarbis capensis, known commonly as the Barbelled klipfish in South Africa,[1] is a species of clinid, and the only species in the genus Cirrhibarbis.[2] It is found around South Africa, in the southeast Atlantic ocean.[3] It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 36 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of amphipods and isopods.[5]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Cirrhibarbis capensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ List of species under Cirrhibarbis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Cirrhibarbis capensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1836 (July) [ref. 1005] Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes. Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xv + 1-373 in Strasbourg edition.]
  5. ^ Food items for Cirrhibarbis capensis at www.fishbase.org.


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