Clinoporus biporosus

Clinoporus biporosus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinoporus
Barnard, 1927
Species: C. biporosus
Binomial name
Clinoporus biporosus
(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Clinus biporosus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

Clinoporus biporosus, the Ladder klipfish, is a species of clinid found in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean around the South African coast. It occurs in the subtidal zone down to a depth of 30 metres (98 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clinoporus biporosus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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