Pavoclinus profundus

Pavoclinus profundus
Pavoclinus profundus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. profundus
Binomial name
Pavoclinus profundus
Smith, 1961

Pavoclinus profundus, known commonly as the Deepwater klipfish in South Africa,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found from Knysna to Algoa Bay in South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1961,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Pavoclinus profundus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Pavoclinus profundus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Smith, J.L.B., 1961 (8 May [for Nov. 1960]) [ref. 9381] A new clinid fish from South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 3 (no. 35) [1960]: 689-691.


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