Blennophis striatus

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

Blennophis striatus, known commonly as the Striped klipfish in the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Blennophis.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Saldhana Bay to East London, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 17.5 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Blennophis striatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Blennophis striatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Blennophis striatus 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.