Clinus brevicristatus

Clinus brevicristatus
Clinus brevicristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: C. brevicristatus
Binomial name
Clinus brevicristatus
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Clinus brevicristatus, known commonly as the Cape klipfish in South Africa,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Clinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Clinus brevicristatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Clinus brevicristatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Gilchrist, J.D.F., and W.W. Thompson, 1908 (31 Dec.) [ref. 5840] The Blenniidae of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2): 97-143.


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