Xenopoclinus kochi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Xenopoclinus |
Species: | X. kochi |
Binomial name | |
Xenopoclinus kochi Smith, 1948 |
Xenopoclinus kochi, known commonly as the Platanna klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Xenopoclinus.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1948,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 20 metres,[2] and feed primarily off of zoobenthos.[4]