Pavoclinus pavo

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

Pavoclinus pavo, known commonly as the Peacock klipfish in South Africa,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Namibia to South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908, originally under the name Clinus pavo,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of amphipods, isopods, mollusks, and worms.[5]

References

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


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