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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae Clinids

Genus: Cancelloxus

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3 species (see list below)

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961

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Cancelloxus burrelli
[Slender platanna-klipfish]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Cancelloxus elongatus Heemstra & Wright, 1986

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Cancelloxus elongatus
[Whiteblotched klipfish]
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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL

 
Cancelloxus longior
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3 Species of Family Clinidae with Genus Cancelloxus
(Clinids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1961 Cancelloxus burrelli Slender platanna-klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12 TL
1986 Cancelloxus elongatus Whiteblotched klipfish Southeast Atlantic 5 TL
1991 Cancelloxus longior Southeast Atlantic 12.1 SL



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