Pavoclinus myae

Pavoclinus myae
Pavoclinus myae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. myae
Binomial name
Pavoclinus myae
Christensen, 1978

Pavoclinus myae, known commonly as the Mya's klipfish in South Africa,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found from East London to Algoa Bay in South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by M.S. Christensen in 1978,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of amphipods, isopods, and other benthic crustaceans.[4]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Pavoclinus myae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Pavoclinus myae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Christensen, M.S., 1978 (19 July) [ref. 8946] Pavoclinus myae, a new species of clinid fish (Perciformes Blennoidei [sic]) from South Africa, with a note on the identity of P. graminis and P. laurentii, and a key to the known species of Pavoclinus. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 18: 1-16.
  4. ^ Food items for Pavoclinus myae at www.fishbase.org.


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