Pavoclinus litorafontis

Pavoclinus litorafontis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. litorafontis
Binomial name
Pavoclinus litorafontis
M. L. Penrith, 1965

Pavoclinus litorafontis, the Slinky klipfish, is a species of clinid found around False Bay, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL.[1] This species feeds primarily on amphipods in the genera Ischyrocerus and Laetmatophilus.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pavoclinus litorafontis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. Food items for Pavoclinus litorafontis at www.fishbase.org.

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