Muraenoclinus dorsalis

Muraenoclinus dorsalis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Muraenoclinus
J. L. B. Smith, 1946
Species: M. dorsalis
Binomial name
Muraenoclinus dorsalis
(Bleeker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Clinus dorsalis Bleeker, 1859

Muraenoclinus dorsalis, the Nosestripe klipfish, is a species of clinid native to the Atlantic coast of southern Africa from Namibia to Natal, South Africa where it can be found in stony tide pools. It is viviparous. This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.