Clinus arborescens

Clinus arborescens is a species of clinid that occurs in temperate waters of the Indian Ocean around South Africa. This species can reach a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) SL.[2] It is a demersal species, found in beds of Rhodophyta where it feeds on small molluscs.[1]

Clinus arborescens

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species:
C. arborescens
Binomial name
Clinus arborescens
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908
Synonyms
  • Clinus superciliosus arborescens Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

References

  1. Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Clinus arborescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T189744A1935671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T189744A1935671.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clinus arborescens" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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