Blennophis anguillaris

Blennophis anguillaris
Blennophis anguillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Blennophis
Species: B. anguillaris
Binomial name
Blennophis anguillaris
Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
  • Clinus anguillaris (Valenciennes, 1836)[1]
  • Blennius rubescens (Lichtenstein, 1823)
  • Blennophis rubescens (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Blennophis anguillaris, known commonly as the Snaky klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Blennophis.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Blennophis anguillaris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Blennophis anguillaris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Blennophis anguillaris 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.


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