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Clinus
''Clinus'' is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian ocean. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus on FishBase and 22 on WoRMS:Bailly, N. (2015). Clinus Cuvier, 1816. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2015) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204318 on 2016-05-15 * ''Clinus acuminatus'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Sad klipfish) * ''Clinus agilis'' J. L. B. Smith, 1931 (Agile klipfish) * ''Clinus arborescens'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 * ''Clinus berrisfordi'' M. L. Penrith, 1967 (Onrust klipfish) * ''Clinus brevicristatus'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Cape klipfish) * ''Clinus cottoides'' Valenciennes, 1836 (Bluntnose klipfish) * ''Clinus exasperatus'' Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012 * '' Clinus helenae'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1946) (Helen's klipfish) * ''Clinus heterodon'' Valenciennes, 1836 (Westcoas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Brevicristatus
''Clinus brevicristatus'', the Cape klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean around South Africa where it prefers habitats with plentiful growth of seaweed. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. Description The body is slightly compressed. The head is short with a shallow transverse depression behind the eyes, the snout is obtuse and slightly pointed with fairly thin lips. There is a prominent and well developed tentacle above the top rear of each eye formed by a broad flat stalk and round, flattened tip ending in several simple branches; the prominent cirri on the front nostrils are elongate, flat, and narrow, with slightly indented margin. The first 3 dorsal spines form a low crest and are separated from the rest of the fin by a deep notch, with the membrane connected to the base of the 4th spine. The soft rays are higher than the spines. All dorsal spines have cirri at their tips, the front spines each carry a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Agilis
''Clinus agilis'', the agile klipfish, is a species of clinid found in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa where it is commonly found in estuaries and tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of (total length). Description * Fins: dorsal fin spines 32 to 38, rays 2 to 4; anal fin spines 2, rays 20 to 25; pectoral fin rays 13 to 15; ventral fin spines 1, rays 2 to 3 * Gill rakers (1 to 2) + (3 to 5) * Vertebrae (16 to 17) + (27 to 30) * Lateral line with vertical pairs of pores in front, then single pores alternating above and below * Body depth 4.5 to 5.25 in standard length * Head length 3.5 to 4.5 in standard length * Eye 3 to 4.25 diameters in head length * Caudal peduncle 23 to 31% head length, depth 25.5 to 29% head length Shape The body is moderately elongate and slightly compressed. The dorsal profile is gently curved from the snout to the base of the forward dorsal spines, with a slight hump above the back edge of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Cottoides
''Clinus cottoides'', the bluntnose klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean around South Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. This species has a varied diet of benthic organisms including algae, crustaceans ( isopods, amphipods, ostracods, copepods), mollusks ( gastropods, chitons) and polychaete worms Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are m .... Comparing reproductive rates between males and females of the species, males tend to have a higher rate engaging in sexual activity. This results in a polygynandrous mating system. References cottoides Fish described in 1836 {{Clinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Nematopterus
''Clinus nematopterus'', the Chinese klipfish, that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean where, despite its common name, it is endemic to South Africa, the common name having derived from a locality error in the original description. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds on benthic crustaceans ( amphipods, isopods, ostracods Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 70,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant) have been identified, grouped into several orders. They are small crustaceans, typical ...) and also takes other fishes. at www.fishbase.org. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Musaicus
''Clinus musaicus'', the mosaic klipfish, is a species of bony fish from the family Clinidae, the kelp blennies. It is endemic to the waters off the Western Cape in South Africa where it occurs off the Cape Peninsula in False Bay False Bay (Afrikaans ''Valsbaai'') is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa. The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarcat ... on the Peninsula's eastern coast and the Atlantic Ocean off its western coast. All the specimens were collected from areas of flat, sandy substrates with scattered shell fragments. References {{Taxonbar, From=Q13470152 musaicus Taxa named by Wouter Holleman Taxa named by Sophie van der Heyden Taxa named by Guido Zsilavecz Fish described in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Exasperatus
''Clinus exasperatus'' is a species of clinid which is known from only two specimens collected in the sea from among kelp, in Betty's Bay in South Africa. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ... refers to Sophie van der Heyden's exasperation at her failure to find a second specimen. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5500765 exasperatus Taxa named by Wouter Holleman Taxa named by Sophie van der Heyden Taxa named by Guido Zsilavecz Fish described in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Berrisfordi
''Clinus berrisfordi'', the Onrust klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from False Bay to Skoenmakerskop, South Africa where it prefers marine and brackish habitats with plentiful growth of seaweed. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. Description The body is slightly compressed. The snout is wedge-shaped, with an acute profile angle and moderate to thin lips. There are prominent tentacles above the eyes, with flattened stalks ending in several long filaments. The cirri on the front nostrils have a narrow stalk and a flattened, bilobed tip. The first three dorsal spines are not elevated to form a crest, but are equal to or longer than the fourth and succeeding spines, and there is no notch in the membrane between the third and fourth spines. The dorsal spines are tipped with clusters of 3 fine cirri for about half the length of the fin. The inner pelvic ray is always very small. The caudal peduncle is short. The bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Arborescens
''Clinus arborescens'' is a species of clinid that occurs in temperate waters of the Indian Ocean around South Africa. This species can reach a length of SL. It is a demersal species, found in beds of ''Rhodophyta Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...'' where it feeds on small molluscs. References arborescens Fish described in 1908 Taxa named by John Dow Fisher Gilchrist Taxa named by William Wardlaw Thompson {{Clinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Acuminatus
''Clinus acuminatus'', the sad klipfish, is a species of fish in the family Clinidae. It is endemic to Southern Africa, where it occurs along the coast of Namibia and South Africa. It can reach a maximum length of TL and is viviparous. The sad klipfish feeds on crustaceans. Description The sad klipfish reaches a size of about 13 cm. It has a slightly compressed body with a wedge-shaped snout. There are prominent tentacles above the eyes with short, flattened stalks, ending in short, simple branches. The dorsal fin is low and even, with the first spine being shortest. Colouration is variable; generally pale, from a light buff to light green, yellowish brown or grey, somewhat mottled and speckled with small white spots and generally a few darker mosaic-like or speckled dark brown bars on the body. Sometimes the ground colour is of a darker shade, often with irregular clusters of white specks along the base of the dorsal fin. The tips of fins and supra-orbital tentacles are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Heterodon
''Clinus heterodon'', the westcoast klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds on marine invertebrates.Page 276, ''Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa'' by George Branch, C.L. Griffiths, M.L. Branch, L.E. Beckley. Illustrated edition. Published by Struik, 2007. / References heterodon ''Heterodon'' is a genus of harmless colubrid snakes endemic to North America.Platt, Dwight R. 1983. Heterodon'. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 351: 1-2. They are stout with up ... Fish described in 1836 {{Clinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Spatulatus
The Bot River klipfish (''Clinus spatulatus'') is a species of clinid endemic to South Africa where it is found in brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ... waters of the Bot River and the Kleinmond Estuary where it lives amongst weeds. This species can reach a length of TL. References Bot river klipfish Freshwater fish of South Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish described in 1983 {{Clinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinus Rotundifrons
''Clinus rotundifrons'', the kelp klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... where it inhabits kelp beds. This species can reach a length of greater than . References rotundifrons Fish described in 1937 Marine fish of Africa {{Clinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |