Pavoclinus graminis

Pavoclinus graminis
Pavoclinus graminis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. graminis
Binomial name
Pavoclinus graminis
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Synonyms
  • Clinus graminis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)[1]

Pavoclinus graminis, known commonly as the Grass klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Mozambique to South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908, originally under the name Clinus graminis,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 16 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Pavoclinus graminis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Pavoclinus graminis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Pavoclinus graminis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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.