Cancelloxus burrelli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Cancelloxus |
Species: | C. burrelli |
Binomial name | |
Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961 |
Cancelloxus burrelli, known commonly as the Slender platanna-klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Cancelloxus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found from the Orange River to Algoa Bay in South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1961,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.[2]