Pavoclinus litorafontis

Pavoclinus litorafontis, the Slinky klipfish, is a species of clinid found around False Bay, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL.[2] This species feeds primarily on amphipods in the genera Ischyrocerus and Laetmatophilus.[3]

Pavoclinus litorafontis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species:
P. litorafontis
Binomial name
Pavoclinus litorafontis
M. L. Penrith, 1965

References

  1. Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Pavoclinus litorafontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178922A1548158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178922A1548158.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pavoclinus litorafontis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Food items for Pavoclinus litorafontis at www.fishbase.org.


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