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