Blennioclinus brachycephalus

Blennioclinus brachycephalus
Blennioclinus brachycephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Blennioclinus
Species: B. brachycephalus
Binomial name
Blennioclinus brachycephalus
Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
  • Clinus brachycephalus (Valenciennes, 1836)[1]

Blennioclinus brachycephalus, known commonly as the Lace Klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Blennioclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny 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 15 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of benthic isopods, amphipods, and mollusks.[5]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Blennioclinus brachycephalus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Blennioclinus brachycephalus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Blennioclinus brachycephalus 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.
  5. ^ Food items for Blennioclinus brachycephalus at www.fishbase.org.


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