Pavoclinus pavo
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.[2] This species feeds primarily on amphipods, isopods, gastropods and polychaete worms.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Pavoclinus |
| Species: | P. pavo |
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| Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) | |
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References
- Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Pavoclinus pavo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179075A1566817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179075A1566817.en.
- 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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