Clinoporus biporosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Clinoporus |
Species: | C. biporosus |
Binomial name | |
Clinoporus biporosus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 |
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Clinoporus biporosus, known commonly as the Ladder klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid, and the only species in the genus Clinoporus.[3] It is found around South Africa, in the southeast Atlantic ocean.[4] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908,[5] and can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres.[4]