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]

Pavoclinus pavo

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pavoclinus pavo" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Food items for Pavoclinus pavo at www.fishbase.org.


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