Pavoclinus mentalis

Pavoclinus mentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. mentalis
Binomial name
Pavoclinus mentalis
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Synonyms
  • Cristiceps mentalis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)[1]
  • Labroclinus mentalis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)[1]

Pavoclinus mentalis, known commonly as the Bearded klipfish in South Africa,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Mozambique to South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908, originally under the name Cristiceps mentalis,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Pavoclinus mentalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Pavoclinus mentalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Pavoclinus mentalis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Gilchrist, J.D.F., and W.W. Thompson, 1908 (31 Dec.) [ref. 5840] The Blenniidae of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2): 97-143.