Pavoclinus pavo

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

Pavoclinus pavo, the Peacock klipfish, is a species of clinid found from Lüderitzbucht, Namibia to the Kei River, South Africa where it can be found in weedy areas at the low tide line. It can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[1] This species feeds primarily on amphipods, isopods, gastropods and polychaete worms.[2]

References

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


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