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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae Clinids

Genus: Clinus

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Clinus acuminatus
[Sad klipfish]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Clinus agilis
[Agile klipfish]
No picture found
Southwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Clinus arborescens
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Clinus berrisfordi Penrith, 1967

Photo by SFSA
 
Clinus berrisfordi
[Onrust klipfish]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Clinus brevicristatus
[Cape klipfish]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Clinus cottoides
[Bluntnose klipfish]
No picture found
South Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Clinus exasperatus
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Clinus helenae
[Helen's klipfish]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836

Photo by SFSA
 
Clinus heterodon
[Westcoast klipfish]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Clinus latipennis Valenciennes, 1836

Photo by SFSA
 
Clinus latipennis
[False Bay klipfish]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 18.3 cm SL
 
Clinus musaicus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Clinus nematopterus Günther, 1861

Photo by SFSA
 
Clinus nematopterus
[Chinese klipfish]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Clinus robustus
[Robust klipfish]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Clinus rotundifrons Barnard, 1937

Photo by SFSA
 
Clinus rotundifrons
[Kelp klipfish]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Clinus spatulatus Bennett, 1983

Photo by SFSA
 
Clinus spatulatus
[Bot River klipfish]

Photo by King, D.R.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by King, D.R.
 
Clinus superciliosus
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Clinus taurus
[Bull klipfish]

Photo by Coetzee, C.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Clinus venustris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Photo by Coetzee, C.
 
Clinus venustris
[Speckled klipfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Clinus woodi
[Oldman klipfish]
19 Species of Family Clinidae with Genus Clinus
(Clinids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1801 Clinus acuminatus Sad klipfish Southeast Atlantic 13 TL
1931 Clinus agilis Agile klipfish Southeast Atlantic 10 TL
1908 Clinus arborescens Southwestern Indian Ocean 22 SL
1967 Clinus berrisfordi Onrust klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12 TL
1908 Clinus brevicristatus Cape klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12 TL
1836 Clinus cottoides Bluntnose klipfish Southeast Atlantic 15 TL
2012 Clinus exasperatus South Atlantic Ocean 12.7 SL
1946 Clinus helenae Helen's klipfish Southeast Atlantic 10 TL
1836 Clinus heterodon Westcoast klipfish Southeast Atlantic 13 TL
1836 Clinus latipennis False Bay klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12 TL
2012 Clinus musaicus Southeast Atlantic 18.3 SL
1861 Clinus nematopterus Chinese klipfish Southeast Atlantic 11 TL
1908 Clinus robustus Robust klipfish Southeast Atlantic 50 TL
1937 Clinus rotundifrons Kelp klipfish Southeast Atlantic 5 SL
1983 Clinus spatulatus Bot River klipfish Southeast Atlantic 17.5 TL
1758 Clinus superciliosus Southeast Atlantic 30 TL
1908 Clinus taurus Bull klipfish Southeast Atlantic 23 TL
1908 Clinus venustris Speckled klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12 TL
1946 Clinus woodi Oldman klipfish Western Indian Ocean 16 TL



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