Clinus taurus

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

Clinus taurus, known commonly as the Bull 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 J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 23 centimetres.[3]

References

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


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