Clinus agilis

Clinus agilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: C. agilis
Binomial name
Clinus agilis
Smith, 1931
Synonyms
  • Clinus anne (Smith, 1948)[1]
  • Ophthalmolophus agilis (Smith, 1931)[1]
  • Ophthalmolophus anne (Smith, 1948)[1]

Clinus agilis, known commonly as the Agile klipfish in South Africa,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Clinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Namibia to South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1931,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Synonyms of Clinus agilis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Clinus agilis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Clinus agilis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Smith, J.L.B., 1931 (9 Jan.) [ref. 4062] New and little known fish from the south and east coasts of Africa. Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4 (pt 1): 145-160, Pl. 16.