Ophiclinus gracilis

Ophiclinus gracilis
Ophiclinus gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Ophiclinus
Species: O. gracilis
Binomial name
Ophiclinus gracilis
Waite, 1906

Ophiclinus gracilis, known commonly as the Black-back snake-blenny in Australia,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by E.R. Waite in 1906,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Ophiclinus gracilis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Ophiclinus gracilis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Waite, E.R., 1906 [ref. 6937] Descriptions of and notes on some Australian and Tasmanian fishes. Records of the Australian Museum v. 6 (pt 3): 194-210, Pls. 34-36.


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