Pavoclinus smalei
Pavoclinus smalei, the Deep-reef klipfish, is a species of clinid currently only known to exist near the mouth of the Storms River in South Africa where it was found over gravel substrates at depths of from 18 to 22 metres (59 to 72 ft). This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.[2] The name honours the author Malcolm J. Smale.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Pavoclinus |
| Species: | P. smalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & J. E. Wright, 1986 | |
References
- Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Pavoclinus smalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178968A1553677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178968A1553677.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pavoclinus smalei" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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