- Ophiclinus pectoralis
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Ophiclinus pectoralis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Clinidae Genus: Ophiclinus Species: O. pectoralis Binomial name Ophiclinus pectoralis
George & Springer, 1980Ophiclinus pectoralis, known commonly as the Whiteblotch snakeblenny in Australia,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus.[2] It is a tropical blenny found in reefs around western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Ophiclinus pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Ophiclinus pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ George, A. and V.G. Springer 1980 (13 June) [ref. 6935] Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 307: i-iii + 1-31.
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