| Pavoclinus pavo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Pavoclinus |
| Species: | P. pavo |
| Binomial name | |
| Pavoclinus pavo Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 |
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Pavoclinus pavo, known commonly as the Peacock klipfish in South Africa,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Pavoclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found from Namibia to South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908, originally under the name Clinus pavo,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of amphipods, isopods, mollusks, and worms.[5]