Clinus heterodon

Clinus heterodon
Clinus heterodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: C. heterodon
Binomial name
Clinus heterodon
Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
  • Pavoclinus heterodon (Valenciennes, 1836)[1]
  • Clinus obtusifrons Penrith, 1967[1]

Clinus heterodon, known commonly as the Westcoast klipfish in South Africa,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Clinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Namibia to South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed off of invertebrates.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Clinus heterodon at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Clinus heterodon at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Clinus heterodon 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. ^ Page 276, Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa by George Branch, C.L. Griffiths, M.L. Branch, L.E. Beckley. Illustrated edition. Published by Struik, 2007. ISBN 1770076336/ISBN 9781770076334


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