Blennioclinus stella

Blennioclinus stella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Blennioclinus
Species: B. stella
Binomial name
Blennioclinus stella
Smith, 1946

Blennioclinus stella, known commonly as the Silverbubble klipfish in South Africa,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Blennioclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1946,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Blennioclinus stella at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Blennioclinus stella at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Smith, J.L.B., 1946 (1 May [for Aug. 1945]) [ref. 4072] The fishes of the family Clinidae in South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 12 (no. 92) [1945]: 535-546.