Clinus heterodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Clinus |
Species: | C. heterodon |
Binomial name | |
Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836 |
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Synonyms | |
Clinus heterodon, known commonly as the Westcoast 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 Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed off of invertebrates.[5]