Ophiclinus ningulus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Ophiclinus |
Species: | O. ningulus |
Binomial name | |
Ophiclinus ningulus George & Springer, 1980 |
Ophiclinus ningulus, known commonly as the Variable snake-blenny in Australia,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found in reefs around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres.[2]