Clinus brevicristatus

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

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 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.[1]

References

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


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