Clinus rotundifrons

Clinus rotundifrons
Clinus rotundifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: C. rotundifrons
Binomial name
Clinus rotundifrons
Barnard, 1937
Synonyms
  • Gynutoclinus rotundifrons (Barnard, 1937)[1]

Clinus rotundifrons, known commonly as the Kelp 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 K.H. Barnard in 1937,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Clinus rotundifrons at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Clinus rotundifrons at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Clinus rotundifrons at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Barnard, K.H., 1937 (Mar.) [ref. 197] Further notes on South African marine fishes. Annals of the South African Museum v. 32 (pt 2, no. 6): 41-67, Pls. 6-8.


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