Cancelloxus burrelli
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Cancelloxus burrelli, known commonly as the Slender platanna-klipfish in South Africa
and the United Kingdom
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Cancelloxus
. It is a subtropical blenny found from the Orange River
to Algoa Bay
in South Africa
, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1961, and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, is a species of clinid
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Cancelloxus
Cancelloxus
Cancelloxus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic ocean.-Species:* Slender platanna-klipfish, Cancelloxus burrelli * Whiteblotched klipfish, Cancelloxus elongatus...
. It is a subtropical blenny found from the Orange River
Orange River
The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
to Algoa Bay
Algoa Bay
Algoa Bay is a wide inlet along the South African east coast, some 425 miles east of the Cape of Good Hope. It is bounded in the west by Cape Recife and in the east by Cape Padrone. The bay is up to 436 m deep...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1961, and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.