| Blennioclinus brachycephalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Blennioclinus |
| Species: | B. brachycephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Blennioclinus brachycephalus Valenciennes, 1836 |
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Blennioclinus brachycephalus, known commonly as the Lace Klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Blennioclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa, in the southeast Atlantic ocean.[3] It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of benthic isopods, amphipods, and mollusks.[5]