Clinitrachus argentatus

Clinitrachus argentatus
Clinitrachus argentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinitrachus
Species: C. argentatus
Binomial name
Clinitrachus argentatus
Risso, 1810
Synonyms
  • Blennius argentatus (Risso, 1810)[1]
  • Cristiceps argentatus (Risso, 1810)

Clinitrachus argentatus, known commonly as the Cline in the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid, and the only species in the genus Clinitrachus.[3] It is found in the northeastern Atlantic ocean.[4] It was named by A. Risso in 1810,[5] and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.[4] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zoobenthos.[6]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Clinitrachus argentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Clinitrachus argentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ List of species under Clinitrachus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Clinitrachus argentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Risso, A., 1810 [ref. 3755] Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du département des Alpes Maritimes. F. Schoell, Paris. Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du département des Alpes Maritimes.: i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11.
  6. ^ Food items for Clinitrachus argentatus at www.fishbase.org.


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