Smithichthys fucorum

Smithichthys fucorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Smithichthys
Species: S. fucorum
Binomial name
Smithichthys fucorum
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Synonyms
  • Clinus fucorum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)[1]
  • Myxodes fucorum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)[1]
  • Pavoclinus fucorum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)[1]

Smithichthys fucorum, known commonly as the Leafy klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of clinid, and the only species in the genus Smithichthys.[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 30 centimetres.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Synonyms of Smithichthys fucorum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Smithichthys fucorum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ List of species under Smithichthys at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Smithichthys fucorum at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Gilchrist, J.D.F., and W.W. Thompson, 1908 (31 Dec.) [ref. 5840] The Blenniidae of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2): 97-143.