Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Blennioidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: Clinus exasperatus

Name

Holotype: SAIAB 98635.

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Betty’s Bay, 2 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name exasperatus is a Latinized form of 'exasperate'; the species has been thus named because of the numerous, unsuccessful attempts by the second author to obtain additional specimens.

References

  • Holleman, W., von der Heyden, S. & Zsilavecz, G.; 2012: Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and with descriptions of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166 (4): 827–853.
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