Pavoclinus smalei

Pavoclinus smalei
Pavoclinus smalei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. smalei
Binomial name
Pavoclinus smalei
Heemstra & Wright, 1986

Pavoclinus smalei, known commonly as the Deep-reef klipfish in South Africa,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny known from the Storms River in South Africa.[2] It was named by P.C. Heemstra and J.E. Wright in 1986,[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zoobenthos.[4]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Pavoclinus smalei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Pavoclinus smalei at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Heemstra, P.C., and J.E. Wright, 1986 (July) [ref. 5997] Two new species of clinid fishes (Perciformes: Clinidae) from South Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 40: 1-11, Pl. 1.
  4. ^ Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition of Pavoclinus smalei at www.fishbase.org.


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