Clinus woodi

Clinus woodi
Clinus woodi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: C. woodi
Binomial name
Clinus woodi
Smith, 1946
Synonyms
  • Petraites woodi (Smith, 1946)[1]

Clinus woodi, known commonly as the Oldman klipfish in South Africa,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Clinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Mozambique to South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1946,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 16 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Clinus woodi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Clinus woodi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Clinus woodi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Smith, J.L.B., 1946 (1 May [for Aug. 1945]) [ref. 4072] The fishes of the family Clinidae in South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 12 (no. 92) [1945]: 535-546.


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