''Clinus'' is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

and western

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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''

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, 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''

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, 1836 (Bluntnose klipfish) * '' Clinus exasperatus''

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, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012 * '' Clinus helenae'' (

, 1946) (Helen's klipfish) * '' Clinus heterodon''

, 1836 (Westcoast klipfish) * '' Clinus latipennis''

, 1836 (False Bay klipfish) * '' Clinus musaicus''

, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012 * '' Clinus nematopterus'' Günther, 1861 (Chinese klipfish) * '' Clinus robustus'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Robust klipfish) * '' Clinus rotundifrons'' Barnard, 1937 (Kelp klipfish) * '' Clinus spatulatus'' B. A. Bennett, 1983 (Bot River klipfish) * '' Clinus superciliosus'' (

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, 1758) (Highfin or Super klipfish) * ''

Clinus taurus ''Clinus taurus'', the bull klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa where it occurs in the tidal and subtidal zones. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. ...

'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Bull klipfish) * '' Clinus venustris'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Speckled klipfish) * '' Clinus woodi'' (

, 1946) (Oldman klipfish) ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Clinus elegans'' Valenciennes, 1836 or ''Clinus geniguttatus'' Valenciennes, 1836, synonyms for ''

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References

Ray-finned fish genera Clinidae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Clinidae-stub